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sorting large file
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Name: abhinav_kumar
Date: February 28, 2008 at 02:07:53 Pacific
Subject: sorting large fileOS: unixCPU/Ram: 512 mb |
Comment: hello!!
i want to sort a file which contains millions of records based on multiple fields.
My file is delimited by , and have 20 fields
I am using sort command but i am getting error
"sort:write error while merging"
what is the alternative of this.??
or is there any way to overcomw this??
help!!
thanx
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Name: wollie
Date: February 28, 2008 at 07:30:30 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Hi, to me it seems to be an issue with your diskspace. You need space for the inputfile, the outputfile and temporary space used by the sort command.
More diskspace would probably solve the problem. cheers
Wollie
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