Can cp copy files which are greater than 4GB ?

tytso at mit.edu tytso at mit.edu
Tue Dec 29 16:12:35 UTC 2009


On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 04:32:32PM +0200, Mark Ryden wrote:
> Hello,
> Can "cp" under ext3 partition copy files which are greater than 4GB ?
> (the source file and the destination are on the same ext3 partition, and there
> is of course enough space)
> Is there a limit on the size of a file which can be copied thus ?

It should, as long as /bin/cp is compiled with O_LARGEFILE support.

         	      	      	      	 - Ted




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