Re: Unix compress question

You are not trying to backup a database on floppy disks are you?

You can compress it then use the "split" command to split into smaller pieces and copy it on to each disk. Maybe even write a script to do all this and share it with us. :)

Richard Ji

>>> sinardyxing_at_bcsis.com 07/14/01 01:05AM >>>
Hi all,

Do you guys know how to compress a big file into multiple floppy disks ? I am using SunOS 5.7

Thank you,

Sinardy

-- 
Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com 
-- 
Author: Sinardy
  INET: sinardyxing_at_bcsis.com 

Fat City Network Services    -- (858) 538-5051  FAX: (858) 538-5051
San Diego, California        -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists
--------------------------------------------------------------------
To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message
to: ListGuru_at_fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in
the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L
(or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from).  You may
also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).

--
Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com
--
Author: Richard Ji
  INET: rji_at_exenet.com

Fat City Network Services    -- (858) 538-5051  FAX: (858) 538-5051
San Diego, California        -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists
--------------------------------------------------------------------
To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message
to: ListGuru_at_fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in
the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L
(or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from).  You may
also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).