
lxSplit for Unix (Linux, BSD, ...) version 0.2.2

http://lxsplit.sourceforge.net/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/lxsplit/

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This utility is used to split up huge files into smaller pieces without
compression.  It can be used to join the splitted pieces back into the
original file.  LXSplit is fully compatable with HJSplit which is a free
tool available for other operating systems (see http://www.freebyte.com)

Installation is easy, just run:
 make
 make install

The program will be installed as "lxsplit" in /usr/local/bin by default.
If you wish to install it elsewhere, edit the Makefile, and change the
'INSTALL_PATH'.

LXSplit splits and merges files with the -s and -j flags respectively.
Starting with version 0.2.1, LXSplit can handle large files (>= 4 GB)
both when splitting and joining.

Example:
To split a big file into smaller pieces of 15 MB each, run the following
command:

 > lxsplit -s hugefile.bin 15M

Output size can be given in (M)egabytes, (k)ilobytes and (b)ytes.

To merge (join) the already split pieces into the original big file, run
this command:

 > lxsplit -j smallfiles.bin.001

All resulting files (from either splitting or joining) will be placed in
the current directory.

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If there are any problems with this software, or if you have suggestions
or patches, visit the project page at our sourceforge.net address above:
use the forums and the tracker system to get help and / or to make a bug
report or submit a patch.

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LICENSE:  This is free software and is distributed under the GNU General
Public License v2. Use this program at your own risk: The authors aren't
responsible for any damage caused by the use, or misuse of this program.
See the GNU General Public License v2 for details.

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Original author:
Richard Stellingwerff <remenic@gmail.com>
homepage:  http://www.stellingwerff.com/

Maintained by:
O. Sezer <sezero@users.sourceforge.net>

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$Id: README,v 1.9 2008/03/22 10:32:07 sezero Exp $

