On Tue, 4 Mar 2008 13:15:23 +0100
Michelle Konzack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello Amit...
>
> Am 2008-03-02 13:50:52, schrieb Amit Uttamchandani:
> > Hey guys,
>
> Grmpf! -- I am not a guy...
>
Sorry bout that ;)
> > I was given a 18GB (yes GB) compressed zip file by a family member,
>
Am 2008-03-02 19:43:36, schrieb Douglas A. Tutty:
> AFAIK, splitting it won't work since unzip will need the file headers.
If you use "zipsplit" each file produced will work alone
since it will have there own header.
> I'd find a nice directory where you can write that has 70 GB or so free,
> cop
Am 2008-03-02 20:19:59, schrieb Douglas A. Tutty:
> Assuming that the person intended to send that much data (pictures) via
> the network, and that the person can't create a tarball, what's the
> problem with an 18GB zip file? Its dos's version of a tarball.
>
> iso files aren't compressed. When
Am 2008-03-03 07:55:57, schrieb Sven Joachim:
> It may not take that long, because it will not work. :-( If you look at
> unzip's ToDo file (/usr/share/doc/unzip/ToDo), you will note that it
> does not support such large zip files. The original zip format only
> supports files up two 4 GB, until
Hello Amit...
Am 2008-03-02 13:50:52, schrieb Amit Uttamchandani:
> Hey guys,
Grmpf! -- I am not a guy...
> I was given a 18GB (yes GB) compressed zip file by a family member,
> containing all kinds of photos and videos.
I have accidently ziped my ${HOME} and gotten a 37 GByte ZIP file
> The
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On 03/06/08 04:50, Amit Uttamchandani wrote:
>> Since you don't tell us which DE you use, it is only save to presume
>> that you use the console. Thus:
>>
>> $ unzip -v > stupidly_large_zip_file.txt
>> $ view stupidly_large_zip_file.txt
>>
>
> Ok fin
> Since you don't tell us which DE you use, it is only save to presume
> that you use the console. Thus:
>
> $ unzip -v > stupidly_large_zip_file.txt
> $ view stupidly_large_zip_file.txt
>
Ok finally was able to try this...I sshd onto the Mac with OS X leopard and
used the unzip command. Here i
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Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 03/02/08 19:19, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
>> On Sun, Mar 02, 2008 at 07:03:26PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
>
>>> If you happen to be using GNOME (God's own DE), then file-roller
>>> will do just fine. Simply
On Sun, Mar 02, 2008 at 08:55:36PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
> > iso files aren't compressed. When downloading a new OS CD, I wish they
> > were gzipped; would save a bunch of telephone time.
>
> I wonder how compressible they are.
Well, I suppose it depends on what's on it.
I just tried a
On Sun, Mar 02, 2008 at 11:41:33PM -0800, Amit Uttamchandani wrote:
> Thanks for the investigation! If mc obtains the list without full
> decompression that is very good news. I will try it once I get my hand
> on that file. I am still trying to figure out a way to get it (trying
> to log in and
Amit Uttamchandani wrote:
On Sun, 2 Mar 2008 20:19:59 -0500
"Douglas A. Tutty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Sun, Mar 02, 2008 at 07:03:26PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
If you happen to be using GNOME (God's own DE), then file-roller
will do just fine. Simply fire up Nautilus and clic
On Mon, Mar 03, 2008 at 07:55:57AM +0100, Sven Joachim wrote:
> It might be possible to unzip the file with the 7z utility, contained in
> the p7zip-full package.
If the following page is correct
Linkname: zip/unzip - file too big - LinuxQuestions.org
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/li
On Sun, Mar 02, 2008 at 11:41:33PM -0800, Amit Uttamchandani wrote:
> Thanks for the investigation! If mc obtains the list without full
> decompression that is very good news.
however, since mc calls the commands zip / unzip to operate on .zip
files it is much better, for debugging pourposes, to d
On Mon, 3 Mar 2008 06:41:29 +0100
NN_il_Confusionario <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 02, 2008 at 07:43:36PM -0500, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> > On Sun, Mar 02, 2008 at 01:50:52PM -0800, Amit Uttamchandani wrote:
> > > And also, is there a tool to browse zip files...like how midnight
> > >
On 2008-03-03 01:43 +0100, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> I'd find a nice directory where you can write that has 70 GB or so free,
> copy the 18 GB file there (yes, copy so that nothing can wreck it while
> you work on it), then use unzip on it. I imagine that it will take a
> while.
It may not take
On 03/03/2008, Douglas A. Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 02, 2008 at 07:03:26PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
>
> > If you happen to be using GNOME (God's own DE), then file-roller
> > will do just fine. Simply fire up Nautilus and click on the zip
> > file. But Dotan is correct: i
On Sun, Mar 02, 2008 at 07:43:36PM -0500, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> Good luck and have patience. I would run this from the CLI and not from
> X (don't want a dying X to cause problems).
one can also use a terminal inside X, provided that the CLI command is
given inside "screen"
(sorry for the do
On Sun, Mar 02, 2008 at 07:43:36PM -0500, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 02, 2008 at 01:50:52PM -0800, Amit Uttamchandani wrote:
> > And also, is there a tool to browse zip files...like how midnight
> > commander is able to browse tar.gz files without decompressing them.
> > From there on, I
On Sun, Mar 02, 2008 at 08:19:59PM -0500, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 02, 2008 at 07:03:26PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
>
> > If you happen to be using GNOME (God's own DE), then file-roller
> > will do just fine. Simply fire up Nautilus and click on the zip
> > file. But Dotan is corr
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On 03/02/08 20:53, Amit Uttamchandani wrote:
> On Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:03:26 -0600
> Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>> On 03/02/08 15:50, Amit Uttamchandani wrote:
>>> Hey guys,
>>>
>>> I
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On 03/02/08 19:19, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 02, 2008 at 07:03:26PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
>
>> If you happen to be using GNOME (God's own DE), then file-roller
>> will do just fine. Simply fire up Nautilus and click on the zip
>> fil
On Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:03:26 -0600
Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> On 03/02/08 15:50, Amit Uttamchandani wrote:
> > Hey guys,
> >
> > I was given a 18GB (yes GB) compressed zip file by a family
> > member, containing all kinds of photo
On Sun, 2 Mar 2008 20:19:59 -0500
"Douglas A. Tutty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 02, 2008 at 07:03:26PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
>
> > If you happen to be using GNOME (God's own DE), then file-roller
> > will do just fine. Simply fire up Nautilus and click on the zip
> > file. Bu
>
> Since you don't tell us which DE you use, it is only save to presume
> that you use the console. Thus:
>
Yes, you are right...I primarily use the console for almost all file
operations. I will try the command you gave below.
> $ unzip -v > stupidly_large_zip_file.txt
> $ view stupidly_lar
On Sun, Mar 02, 2008 at 07:03:26PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
> If you happen to be using GNOME (God's own DE), then file-roller
> will do just fine. Simply fire up Nautilus and click on the zip
> file. But Dotan is correct: it also take *time*. So while it's
> plowing thru the zip file, relax,
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On 03/02/08 18:43, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
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>
> I'd find a nice directory where you can write that has 70 GB or so free,
> copy the 18 GB file there (yes, copy so that nothing can wreck it while
> you work on it), then use unzip on it.
Since vi
On Sun, Mar 02, 2008 at 01:50:52PM -0800, Amit Uttamchandani wrote:
> Hey guys,
>
> I was given a 18GB (yes GB) compressed zip file by a family member,
> containing all kinds of photos and videos.
>
> The problem now is they cannot unzip it (using Mac OS X Leopard). The
> unzip tool always exits
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On 03/02/08 15:50, Amit Uttamchandani wrote:
> Hey guys,
>
> I was given a 18GB (yes GB) compressed zip file by a family
> member, containing all kinds of photos and videos.
Did they ftp it to you in ASCII mode?
> The problem now is they cannot unzi
* Amit Uttamchandani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008 Mar 02 15:55 -0600]:
> And also, is there a tool to browse zip files...like how midnight commander
> is able to browse tar.gz files without decompressing them. From there on, I
> can just copy the most important files out without having to decompres
On 02/03/2008, Amit Uttamchandani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hey guys,
>
> I was given a 18GB (yes GB) compressed zip file by a family member,
> containing all kinds of photos and videos.
>
> The problem now is they cannot unzip it (using Mac OS X Leopard). The unzip
> tool always exits with
Hey guys,
I was given a 18GB (yes GB) compressed zip file by a family member, containing
all kinds of photos and videos.
The problem now is they cannot unzip it (using Mac OS X Leopard). The unzip
tool always exits with an error.
Now, I haven't received the zip file yet...still downloading it
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