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Subject: Re: tape splitter
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> uuencode it, then run it through split.  You could then move the split pieces 
> onto removable media and reassemble it on another system.
>
> To put split piece back together you just cat them:
> cat split2 split2 > total.uu
> then uudecode it to restore the original file.
>
i know this but it makes temporary files i would like to avoid.