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Date:      Thu, 25 Apr 1996 11:37:14 -0300 (EST)
From:      "Lenzi, Sergio" <lenzi@cwbone.bsi.com.br>
To:        "Jeffrey M. Metcalf" <jeff@stat.uconn.edu>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Archiving
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.960425113246.1708D-100000@lenzi>
In-Reply-To: <9604242020.AA20068@ruddles.stat.uconn.edu>

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On Wed, 24 Apr 1996, Jeffrey M. Metcalf wrote:

> 
> Hi,
> 
> I was wondering if there is a program available on FreeBSD that can
> split a large binary file into smaller pieces which can be reassembled
> at a later date.  My only backup storage media right now are 1.44MB
> floppies and I have a tar-gzipped file that cannot be repacked into
> smaller pieces to fit on a floppy.
> 
Yes use the tar with -L 1400 -M

ex: tar -L 1400 -M -cvf /dev/rfd0 file file ...
note that cannot create gzip tar files this way.

You can create a gz file and after put in the diskettes using tar -L -M 
again.




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