Re: can I seek properly on a huge device (/dev/sdaX)

If your perl -v includes uselargefiles=define, you should be safe upto files of 1000 TB (Petabyte?), as perl will use reals to hold the positions and they are accurate upto 53 bits.

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Re^2: can I seek properly on a huge device (/dev/sdaX) by exodist (Monk) on May 29, 2007 at 22:22 UTC
Thank you, one question remains: Do I need to navigate to a specific position in small jumps of less than the maximum integer value? or can I put a huge value (greater than size of integer) into the seek() call? Of cource the only situation I can think of that would allow for this would be if I passed a math formula as the seek length, afterall if I passed a variable it would be integer or smaller right?	[reply]
Re^3: can I seek properly on a huge device (/dev/sdaX) by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on May 29, 2007 at 23:03 UTC
... afterall if I passed a variable it would be integer or smaller right? No. Just pass a constant or variable of the appropriate value. Perl will take care of the rest. Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."	[reply]