Slicing Large Files in Linux

Hi,

I want to slice large files using Linux commands (tar etc.) or GUI software in Linux.

Could you assist me?

Thanks

Have a look at split

Code:

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man split

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To put the pieces together again, use e.g. cat and the shell append operator.

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Originally Posted by Irithori

Have a look at split

Code:

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man split

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To put the pieces together again, use e.g. cat and the shell append operator.

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Many Thanks Irithori !!!

I will try this :)

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Originally Posted by amithad

Many Thanks Irithori !!!

I will try this :)

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Drat! Iritthori beat me to it! :-) That's what happens when one has to do actual work...

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Originally Posted by Rubberman

Drat! Iritthori beat me to it! :-) That's what happens when one has to do actual work...

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Doesn't matter I'll still reply. Use split command to split file. :twisted:

Hi All!
Thanks for all of your help!

For a person who wants to do file slicing in a hurry I will state the steps below

To Slice files : the command is

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split -b 4000000k <filename>

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this will split the file to 4GB slices

To restore the file

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cat xaa xab xac > myfilename

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Thanks