The latest Version is 1.0.2
See File "CHANGES" for Details.

Now following the original Readme for Version 1.0.0.

Thu Sep  5 22:47:30 MET DST 1996

		part - a backup-utility for backup on floppy-disks
		Version:	1.0.0

The code of this Distribution is written and copyrighted by me. See the README
part for details.
You are allowed to modify and redistribute this code under the terms of the
GNU General License which you can find in the file COPYING.


README
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part is a program designed to split a file into pieces that fit onto a 
3-1/2 Inch Floppy-Disk with a MS-DOS-Filesystem on it. 
part is able to read a single File or from stdin.

part expects two arguments. First the basename of the outputfiles. part will
put a selfcreated suffix to the basename starting with ".000". Every following
File will cause part to increase the Suffix. So you are able to create 1000 
Files. Amazing, isn't it!! :-)

E.g: You just downloaded the newest Linux-Kernel-Source from Internet, and now 
want to put it onto your Floppy-Disks.

Try:	part lintgz linux.tgz

And you will get: 	lintgz.000
					lintgz.001
					lintgz.002 
					lintgz.003 
					lintgz.004 

Or you have the Linux-Kernel-Source unpacked in an Directory called "linux"

Then try:	tar -cv linux/* | gzip -v9 | part lintgz -

part will now read from stdin and produce exactly the same reult as above.

After you have copied the files from floppy to your harddisk again you can
catenate the files using "cat" and unpack them afterwards.

E.g. cat lintgz.* > linux.tgz

tar -xvzf linux.tgz

will recreate the linux-directory containing the source of the wonderfullest
operating system on mother earth.


If you have any questions concerning the part program,
have new ideas or problems or bugs then feel free to mail to

Jens.Nie@physik.uni-osnabrueck.de

Have fun....

Jens Nie
