Re: How to pipe output from export into gzip?

Karl Craven <xv01439_at_powers.phoenix.telecom.com.au> wrote:

>james,
>we use the following
 

>create a pipe eg mknod /oracle/exp/compresspipe p
 

>within your script execute the following ...........
 

>gzip -c < compresspipe > [export file name]
>exp userid=...... [options] file=compresspipe

Don't you need an "&" at the end of the gzip line to force gzip to run in background?

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