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Commands using split

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tar czf - /directory/to/tar | ccrypt -k yourpassword | split -b50m - /final/encrypted.cpt
2013-05-10 12:42:47
User: symgryph
Functions: split tar
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encrypt, split and get ready for dvd a large file via tar and ccrypt
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route -n | perl -ne '$ANY="0.0.0.0"; /^$ANY/ and split /\s+/ and print "Gateway to the World: ",($_[1]!=$ANY)?$_[1]:(`ip address show $_[$#_]`=~/peer ([0-9\.]+)/ and $1),", via $_[$#_].\n"'
2011-09-13 08:05:58
User: bandie91
Functions: perl route split
Tags: Network perl IP router gateway
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Find default gateway (proper at ppp connections too)
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echo $ascii | perl -ne 'printf "%x", ord for split //'
2010-04-19 11:57:08
User: linuxrawkstar
Functions: echo perl split
Tags: hex ascii convert
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convert ascii string to hex

just a bit simpler

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split -b4m file.tgz file.tgz. ; for i in file.tgz.*; do SUBJ="Backup Archive"; MSG="Archive File Attached"; echo $MSG | mutt -a $i -s $SUBJ YourEmail@(E)mail.com
2010-03-20 16:49:19
User: tboulay
Functions: echo split
Tags: backup email split archive mutt
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Split a file into equal size chunks and archive to (e)mail account.

This is just a little snippit to split a large file into smaller chunks (4mb in this example) and then send the chunks off to (e)mail for archival using mutt.

I usually encrypt the file before splitting it using openssl:

openssl des3 -salt -k <password> -in file.tgz -out file.tgz.des3

To restore, simply save attachments and rejoin them using:

cat file.tgz.* > output_name.tgz

and if encrypted, decrypt using:

openssl des3 -d -salt -k <password> -in file.tgz.des3 -out file.tgz

edit: (changed "g" to "e" for political correctness)

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split -b 4700000000 file.img.gz file.img.gz.
2010-03-18 15:42:27
User: stinkerweed999
Functions: split
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Split huge file into DVD+R size chunks for burning

Real DVD+R size is 4700372992 bytes, but I round down a little to be safe. To reconstitute use cat. "cat file.img.gz.aa file.img.gz.ab ..... > file.img.gz"

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echo sortmeplease | perl -pe 'chomp; $_ = join "", sort split //'
2010-03-04 08:31:19
User: sharfah
Functions: echo join perl sort split
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Sort a character string

using perl

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tar cf - <dir>|split -b<max_size>M - <name>.tar.
2009-11-11 01:53:33
User: dinomite
Functions: split tar
Tags: tar split tarball archive
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Split a tarball into multiple parts

Create a tar file in multiple parts if it's to large for a single disk, your filesystem, etc.

Rejoin later with `cat .tar.*|tar xf -`

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perl -ne '$sum += $_ for grep { /\d+/ } split /[^\d\-\.]+/; print "$sum\n"'
2009-06-16 06:39:08
User: obscurite
Functions: grep perl split
Tags: perl sum summation add subtract arithmetic numbers
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Do quick arithmetic on numbers from STDIN with any formatting using a perl one liner.

Good for summing the numbers embedded in text - a food journal entry for example with calories listed per food where you want the total calories. Use this to monitor and keep a total on anything that ouputs numbers.

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tar czv Pictures | split -d -a 3 -b 16M - pics.tar.gz.
2009-06-09 19:48:01
User: asmoore82
Functions: split tar
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Create a Multi-Part Archive Without Proprietary Junkware

Leave it to a proprietary software vendor to turn a cheap and easy parlor trick into a selling point. "Hey guys, why don't we turn our _collection of multiple files_ into a *collection of multiple files*!!" Extract the ^above with this:

cat pics.tar.gz.??? | tar xzv

^extract on any Unix - no need to install junkware!

(If you must make proprietary software, at least make it do something *new*)

if [ -e windows ]; then use 7-Zip

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pr -l 40 bitree.c > printcode; split -40 printcode -d page_
2009-05-01 14:48:54
User: franzcai
Functions: pr split
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split source code to page with numbers
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split -b 19m file Nameforpart
2009-02-25 15:24:06
User: vranx
Functions: file split
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Split File in parts

Split File in 19 MB big parts, putting parts together again via

cat Nameforpartaa Nameforpartab Nameforpartac >> File

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split -b 1k file ; cat x* > file
2009-02-08 23:10:18
User: abcde
Functions: cat file split
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Split and join with split and cat.

`split -b 1k file` splits files into 1k chunks. Rejoin them with `cat x* > file`.

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