John, et al -- ...and then John W. Krahn said... % % David T-G wrote: % > ... % > I have some large files (1G-2G) that I want to split into 600M chunks % > for writing to CD; unfortunately, I don't have enough spare space to hold % > two copies (or I'd just use split). ... % % Perhaps you want the dd program. % % man dd
Oh! *duh*! :-) Thanks; you're exactly right. Well, if I can get it to seek over <n> bytes instead of <b> blocks, anyway. But experimentation will tell... HAND :-D -- David T-G * It's easier to fight for one's principles (play) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * than to live up to them. -- fortune cookie (work) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.justpickone.org/davidtg/ Shpx gur Pbzzhavpngvbaf Qrprapl Npg!
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