How merge too big .txt files in only one?

Question

I have 7 files (approximately 4.7 GB each one) and I want to merge them into a single file.

I tried:

$ cat file1 file2 file3 ... > NewFile.txt

and I got this:

cat: stdout: File too large

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score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 06 '20 at 19:07

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"File too large" is a common error when trying to work with files greater than 4GB on a Fat32 filesystem.

If you're trying to combine the files on a Fat32 filesystem, you're going to have to need to combine them on a different drive formatted to exFat or NTFS (or for linux ex2/3/4).

answered Oct 06 '20 at 19:07

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thanks a lot, I copied the files to NTFS drive and really works!! – Emmanuel Aguilar Oct 06 '20 at 19:29

How merge too big .txt files in only one?

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