C:\test>dir huge.3.5GB
2008-11-25  09:29     3,758,096,387 huge.3.5GB
               1 File(s)  3,758,096,387 bytes

C:\test>perl -wle"print -s $ARGV[ 0 ]" huge.3.5GB
3758096387

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C:\test>perl -wle"printf qq[%d\n], -s $ARGV[ 0 ]" huge.3.5GB
-536870909

##</code><code>##

C:\test>perl -wle"printf qq[%.f\n], -s $ARGV[ 0 ]" huge.3.5GB
3758096387

C:\test>perl -wle"printf qq[%u\n], -s $ARGV[ 0 ]" huge.3.5GB
3758096387

##</code><code>##

C:\test>dir huge.6.0GB
2008-11-25  09:40     6,442,450,947 huge.6.0GB
               1 File(s)  6,442,450,947 bytes

C:\test>perl -wle"printf qq[%u\n], -s $ARGV[ 0 ]" huge.6.0GB
4294967295

C:\test>perl -wle"printf qq[%.f\n], -s $ARGV[ 0 ]" huge.6.0GB
6442450947