Try `split -b 650m $yourfile $yourfile.`

The result should be:
$yourfile.aa, size 650 MB
$yourfile.ab, the rest (assuming that the rest is less than 650 MB)

--- Richard Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Anyone know a no-frills (CLI?) way to split a file in two?  I want
> to split a large and then burn each part to a CD.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Richard


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