Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 11:37:14 -0300 (EST) From: "Lenzi, Sergio" <lenzi@cwbone.bsi.com.br> To: "Jeffrey M. Metcalf" <jeff@stat.uconn.edu> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Archiving Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960425113246.1708D-100000@lenzi> In-Reply-To: <9604242020.AA20068@ruddles.stat.uconn.edu>
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On Wed, 24 Apr 1996, Jeffrey M. Metcalf wrote: > > Hi, > > I was wondering if there is a program available on FreeBSD that can > split a large binary file into smaller pieces which can be reassembled > at a later date. My only backup storage media right now are 1.44MB > floppies and I have a tar-gzipped file that cannot be repacked into > smaller pieces to fit on a floppy. > Yes use the tar with -L 1400 -M ex: tar -L 1400 -M -cvf /dev/rfd0 file file ... note that cannot create gzip tar files this way. You can create a gz file and after put in the diskettes using tar -L -M again.
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