A file can be bigger than its underlying filesystem

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • A file can be bigger than its underlying filesystem.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), all versions
  • ext2, ext3, ext4, xfs filesystems

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