Very Computer

However, step 1 fails because bsmbld1210pkgd.tar is too large to fit
in my hard disk.
This does not work either:
gunzip bsmbld1210pkgd.tar.Z | tar tvf -
gunzip bsmbld1210pkgd.tar.Z | tar tvf f -

Please help.
Thanks.

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T> I have a very large tar.Z file which I only display its file contents.
T> The steps I want to do are
T> 1. gunzip bsmbld1210pkgd.tar.Z
T> 2. tar tvf bsmbld1210pkgd.tar > bsmbld1210filecontent
T> However, step 1 fails because bsmbld1210pkgd.tar is too large to fit
T> in my hard disk.
T> This does not work either:
T> gunzip bsmbld1210pkgd.tar.Z | tar tvf -
T> gunzip bsmbld1210pkgd.tar.Z | tar tvf f -

Any of:

zcat bsmbld1210pkgd.tar.Z | tar tvf -
gzip -cd bsmbld1210pkgd.tar.Z | tar tvf -
gunzip -c bsmbld1210pkgd.tar.Z | tar tvf -

Also

tar tzvf bsmbld1210pkgd.tar.Z

(if tar understands; usually it's GNU tar which understands)

-netch-

  gnunzip -c fname.tar.Z | tar tv

is what you want (note that the 'f' option is not necessary).

If you have gnu tar,  just use the 'z' option,

     tar -ztvf fname.tar.Z

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Quote:> I have a very large tar.Z file which I only display its file contents.
> The steps I want to do are
> 1. gunzip bsmbld1210pkgd.tar.Z
> 2. tar tvf bsmbld1210pkgd.tar > bsmbld1210filecontent

> However, step 1 fails because bsmbld1210pkgd.tar is too large to fit
> in my hard disk.
> This does not work either:
> gunzip bsmbld1210pkgd.tar.Z | tar tvf -
> gunzip bsmbld1210pkgd.tar.Z | tar tvf f -

> Please help.
> Thanks.

"gunzip -c bsmbld1210pkgd.tar.Z | tar tvf -"  should work.
"zcat bsmbld1210pkgd.tar.Z | tar tvf -" probably as well.

FWIW, since the file ends with .Z, it's probably compressed with the
compress(1) utility. You can also use uncompress(1) instead of
gunzip(1).

[...]

Quote:> gunzip < file | tar vx

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the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well
under the new. -- Niccolo Machiavelli, _The Prince_, Chapter VI

gunzip -c < bsmbld1210pkgd.tar.Z | tar tvf - > bsmbld1210filecontent

I have seen very very large files (>2Gb) cause unizpping to fail when passed
on the command line, but OK when sent as standard input. [on HPUX]

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P.Krumins

                Hope this helps,
                        Don

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Quote:>    Of course on a real 64-bit OS, a 2GB file isn't a special case
>    so-called "largefile".  SOLARIS...  LOL!!

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Quote:> Linux/Alpha.

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* Rev. Don McDonald, SCNA *      to defend Paris?
* Baltimore, MD           *   A: No one knows, it's never been tried.
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