Why do I get "error: Zip file too big (greater than 4294959102 bytes)" when using unzip?

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Issue

  • When using unzip, getting the following error message:

    error: Zip file too big (greater than 4294959102 bytes)
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 and previous versions
  • unzip (all versions before 6.0)

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