Split one large file into 2 smaller files

[Samo_2]

Hi,
I would like to split one large file in to at least to smaller files (1.8Gb to 2x900Mb).
Thanks
Samo

[twang]

What is the file format?

[Pete Randall]

man split


Pete

[Evert Jan van Ramselaar]

If it's a text file, you might want to look at the 'split' command.

[Ollie R]

Hi Samo,

By what? Number of chars? Complete lines?

Is it text?

What is the overall purpose of this?

Ollie.

[Claudio Cilloni]

If you think that a raw way to split is good for you, you can use the split command:

$ split -b 900m

that create two files, xaa and xab.
these two files could be joined so:

$ cat xaa xab >newfile

where 'newfile' is exactly equal the original.

the man page of 'split' could give you more
details

Bye
Claudio

[Dario_1]

Samo:

Use the split command. See the man pages for more details.

Regards,

Dario