How to zip a file that is more than 15 GB

[akshay_johari]

Hi,

I have some problem with ZIP command in RHEL 5. I have a file that is more than 15 GB in size. i have to make password-protected zip file for this. i am issuing the following command :

zip -e MYDATA.dmp.zip MYDATA.dmp
Enter password:
Verify password:
Segmentation fault

After verifying the password, it gives the error "Segmentation fault" and exit to the prompt. can you please help me in this.

[b2bwild]

use gzip

# gzip MYDATA.dmp

Compressing single big files doesnt make much difference.
Compression ratio is highly dependent on what type for files you compress.