Subj : ..is this entirely in ram?
To   : August Abolins
From : Maurice Kinal
Date : Mon Aug 25 2025 11:25:25

Hey August!

> Is a linux process like this processed entirely in ram until the
> final output to OutputDIR:

> tar cvf - -C SourceDIR . | gpg -e -r NAME - |
> split -b SIZE - OutputDIR

My guess is yes BUT usually some sort of swapping to disk will be required if there isn't enough ram to process the entire output of SourceDIR before writing it to OutputDIR.

Дуже груви, 
Maurice

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