[Linux]Cutting a file into several parts

Last update on October 9, 2009 10:16 AM by netty5
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[Linux]Cutting a file into several parts







Linux is full of utility tools allowing you to manipulate files. There is a very handy tool to split a file into several parts (for example to carry data on low capacity media).
  • The split command:


split -b 1440k my_big_file


The split command will create files named xaa, xab, Xac [etc], equal in size or less than 1440 KB
To recover the whole file simply use the cat command as follows: 

cat xaa xab Xac> my_big_file


The join command may also be convenient for this purpose.
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