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BSPLIT 1
NAME
bsplit - split binary data into fixed-size chunks
SYNOPSIS
bsplit [ -p prefix ] [ -s size ] [ file ... ]
DESCRIPTION
Bsplit copies binary data from input files into a series of files with names starting with prefix .RL ( bs.\& by default) and of a fixed size (512MB by default). The last file may be shorter than size . This can be useful when copying large amounts of data onto fixed-size storage media such as CDs or DVDs. .SH EXAMPLES
FILES
prefixNNNNN output files
SOURCE
/sys/src/cmd/bsplit.c
SEE ALSO
split (1), tarsplit (1) .SH DIAGNOSTICS
.SH BUGS