Using tar to backup large files

From: Tim Edwards (tkedwards_at_optusnet.com.au)
Date: 08/09/03

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    Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2003 02:16:47 -0400

    Hi,

    I would like to know if its possible to backup and restore tar backups
    greater than 2gb in total size split into ~650mb chunks. I have an Mp3
    folder with about 2.3gb of stuff in it that I use tar to archive into
    several 650mb files. However what happens when I want to restore them? I
    have tried creating a tar file greater than 2gb and it seems that tar
    cannot extract files from such an archive. I'm running Mandrake 9.1, on
    ext3 partitions and I've successfuly created files (including a tar
    archive) larger than 2gb on disk.

    Once that > 2gb tar archive is created and split into 650mb chunks I need to
    know how to recombine them and successfuly extract the files from the
    recombined tar archive.

    Sorry if i'm rambling a bit but its late at nite here :)

    Thanks.

    Tim

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