Re: Exporting and compression

From: Andrew <andrew_at_dcs.bbk.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 1994 10:18:59 GMT
Message-ID: <1994Feb3.101859.47541_at_ucl.ac.uk>

Sorry not my idea, from FAQ.

	Can I create a compressed export on the fly without needing to
        have the space for both the export file and the compressed file?
        Yes, use named pipes.

        mknod p myexport.dmp                            # Make the pipe
        compress < myexport.dmp > myexport.dmp.Z &      # Background compress
        export scott/tiger filename=myexport.dmp        # Do export

Good Luck

Andrew
PS
tmb_at_ibm I could not reply to your address

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