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File compression [message #177890] Sat, 17 June 2006 08:45 Go to next message
gajini
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I've a file which is of size 25GB,but the free space in that
mount point is 11GB,can i compress that file without any problem,
by just having free space of 11GB?The platform is AIX.

Re: File compression [message #177919 is a reply to message #177890] Sat, 17 June 2006 18:10 Go to previous messageGo to next message
BlackSwan
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The answer is totally dependent upon the contents of the raw file.
Why don't you just try it & answer your own question without bothering us?
Re: File compression [message #178336 is a reply to message #177919] Tue, 20 June 2006 12:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
andrew again
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bad answer anacedent - why do you bother responding?
Re: File compression [message #178337 is a reply to message #177890] Tue, 20 June 2006 12:34 Go to previous message
BlackSwan
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>bad answer anacedent -
Why is it a "bad answer"?
Some files do not compress at all.
Some files compress down to 10% or less the original size.
So it depends upon actual raw data file.
>why do you bother responding?
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