On 2003.04.22 09:51 Adam Bower wrote:
From: Barry Samuels [mailto:barry@beenthere-donethat.org.uk]
If I delete a file when the file system is mounted then unmount and re-gzip I end up with something that is larger than the origianl which doesn't seem to make sense to me.
I want to replace one of the modules (98k) within the file system with one of my own (68k) but always end up with a compressed file system that is larger than the original and won't fit on the disc.
Could someone please explain, to a 'bear of little brain', what I must be doing wrong?
Sounds like the "smaller" module is making the archive less compressable.
That doesn't explain why deleting a file and not replacing it makes the resultant compressed file system larger.
Try gzip -9 for the best compression (and slowest) and see if that helps it fit.
I've been using -9 all along.
Barry Samuels http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk The Unofficial Guide to Great Britain