dsplit
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NAME
dsplit - split a large file into pieces
SYNOPSIS
dsplit [ -size nnn ] [ input_file [ output_base ] ]
DESCRIPTION
dsplit splits binary files into smaller chunks so that
they may be placed on floppy disks.
OPTIONS
-size nnn
Specifies the size of each output file, in bytes.
The default is 1457000, which is enough to will a
1.44 MB floppy disk.
input_file
Specifies the name of the file to split up. A -
indicates standard input. The default is standard
input.
output_base
Specifies the name of the output files to be writ-
ten. dsplit will append 000, 001, ..., to the out-
put_base. The default is "dsplit".
AUTHOR'S NOTES
Submitted-by: arnstein@netcom.com (David Arnstein)
Posting-number: Volume 40, Issue 51
Archive-name: dsplit/part01
Environment: MS-DOS, UNIX
Here is a portable binary file splitting program. It
reads a binary file and splits it into pieces. I use this
program to put large binary files on floppy disks. For
this reason, the default size of the output files is
1,457,000 bytes, which just about fills up a 1.44 MB
floppy disk.
Unlike other binary split programs I have seen, dsplit
does not malloc a huge block of memory. Dsplit is suit-
able for use under MSDOS and other primitive operating
systems.
(The program came from gate-
keeper.dec.com:/pub/usenet/comp.sources.misc/vol-
ume40/dsplit).
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