Zip command for large folder

Linux and Unix-Like UNIX and Linux Applications
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I am trying to zip a folder, its size is more than 3 GB. I used below command

 
zip -r foo middleware -x "*path*"

This command fails every time with message
"Filesize exceeded limit"

Can some one help me how to over come this problem and zip the entire folder without splitting it.

Thanks

2

Either your filesystem has limits that does not allow that size or, what is more probably that your ulimits don't allow such large files with that user. Do a

ulimit -a

and check for the value file size.
You can edit limits at /etc/security/limits.conf or a similar file in your distribution.

3

ulimit size is unlimited and still i get the same error. Is there any other option for zip command.