Oracle Full Database Export Using a Named Pipe and Gzip Compression in KSH
Mar 3, 2026 / · 7 min read · oracle shell-scripting ksh database-backup linux dba compression oracle-export ·Oracle Full Database Export Using a Named Pipe and Gzip Compression in KSH Exporting a full Oracle database can produce very large dump files. This script solves that problem by streaming the export directly through a Linux named pipe into gzip, compressing the output on the fly — without ever writing an uncompressed …
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