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split command

  • 02-10-2002 2:40pm
    #1
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi All,

    I am attempting to split a 2Gig file into smaller chunks for transfer across an internal network. I was going to use the split command, but as this is a binary file, will it work? Also, will the cat command re-combine the file for me?

    I don't have a smaller file to try it on and nobody here (in work) can give me a straight answer.

    Thanks,

    TD.


Comments

  • #2
    jd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,741 ✭✭✭jd


    I think I vaguely remember using split on a oracle export file..
    (this was to get over a os size restriction)
    I cant think of any reason why it wouldn't work..
    actually it seems to
    I gzipped a file, split it, catted it together and unzipped and all seemd ok...


  • #3
    Typedef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,564 ✭✭✭Typedef


    You could try dd'ing the file into smaller chunks and then recombining with the same.......*

    *Typedef likes dd


  • #4
    dahamsta
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭dahamsta


    I meant to post here earlier: A search on the Linux index at Google for "binary split" turned up a couple of results for this. Try adding "fsplit" and/or "msplit" to the query.

    adam


  • #5
    jd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,741 ✭✭✭jd


    came across this

    "A tar archive, compressed file or executable program can be split with the -b option and reassembled without damage. "

    iespecify the size of eac file in bytes (which is what I did with my gzipped example above)


  • #6
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Originally posted by dahamsta
    A search on the Linux index at Google for "binary split" turned up a couple of results for this. Try adding "fsplit" and/or "msplit" to the query.

    adam

    Thanks adam, but it's not Linux, shock horror!

    It's HP-Unix 10.2 and it doesn't have most of the Linux tools I am used to.

    I'm going to try good old gzip and split as jd has suggested.

    Thanks for the reassurance!


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