On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 04:29:35PM -0800, tony mancill wrote: > I'm using "find . | cpio -pdmv /target" to copy files from one > filesystem to another. When encountering files larger than 4GB, > cpio emits a false error message like the following: > > cpio: File ./sw/jigdo/iso/debian-testing-i386-DVD-1.iso grew, 4294967296 new > bytes not copied > > However, the file certainly hadn't changed, and the sha1sum of the > copied version matches the original. > > I encountered this for multiple files, all greater than 4GB, and > all of them copies were intact, hence the claim that the error > message is incorrect.
Could you try this with cpio 2.9.90 in experimental and let me know if it does the same thing? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
