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Linux: zip greater than 4Gb

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Mar 15, 202636418 views
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I'm getting an error when I try and zip a large file on Linux because it is too large for zip to deal with. Anyone know what commands I can use to get around this? This is the error I'm getting: zip error: Entry too big to split, read, or write (file exceeds Zip's 4GB uncompressed size limit) It is…

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Fix for: Linux: zip greater than 4Gb

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The basic Zip format has a limit of 4 GB per file. You need to upgrade your tool to one that supports Zip64: Alternatively, use a different archive format such as 7z or tar.

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