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   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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