Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm Sender: cygwin-owner AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 12:29:09 -0400 From: Phil Edwards Message-Id: <199906211629.MAA01591@jaj.com> To: cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com, wshu AT essex DOT ac DOT uk Subject: Re: How do I split binaries to manageable chunks Ugh. It seems that the 'split' utility isn't quite doing what it should. If you fix the source, your own files would provide an excellent testcase. In the meantime: > 1) Could you please indicate to split and later recombine binary file(s)? Have you tried 'dd'? The command-line syntax is a little funky, beware. > 2) Do I need to convert the file to a text equivalent before using split? > If so, what software can I use to do this? You don't /have/ to, but you can. (For example, if you wanted to use some other method of transferring.) There are utilites to do MIME encoding on the command line (say, mpack/munpack), and there are several UU* programs out there (uuencode/uudecode). (If you reply to the list, please don't cc another copy to me. Thanks!) Phil -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com