Date: Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:19:10 -0500 From: Eitan Adler <eitanadlerlist@gmail.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Tool to uncat file Message-ID: <49862DEE.4050000@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20090201140102.e9a9a41a.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20090201140102.e9a9a41a.freebsd@edvax.de>
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Polytropon wrote:
> Dear list,
>
> before starting to code on my own, I'd like to ask if there's already a
> tool to uncat files, defining the file separation position as a string
> of bytes, usually given in hexadecimal form.
>
> Is there such a tool, or any other ideas?
If I understand correctly you are looking for split(1).
-p pattern
The file is split whenever an input line matches pattern, which
is interpreted as an extended regular expression. The matching
line will be the first line of the next output file. This
option
is incompatible with the -b and -l options.
--
Eitan Adler
"Security is increased by designing for the way humans actually behave."
-Jakob Nielsen
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