> Hello there, > > I have a question about how i can split files. > > Let's say i have some very large files. (2gb for example) > and i want to split them into 650mb files. (they are plaintekst only) >
Depending on the size of the files you may need a Perl enabled with "large file support".... perl -V should tell you if your Perl is setup to use them. > I was thinking about something in the lines of this; (just words) > > set size arguments > set input file > set output file > > open the file > read the content > print line of the content to $output file > check size of $output file > continue if not to big yet > else > check which files already live in the target directory (.1 .2 .3 .4 .5 etc) > rotate file to $output file.1 (or .2 .3) > and restart the printing process > > > > Is something like this possible (or perhaps easier or something?) > > Thanks in advance!! > Sounds like a well thought out plan, and is definitely doable. Add a few punctuation marks, a call to 'stat' (or maintain an internal counter of the amount written so far) and you are almost done ;-). If your intention is just to reassemble them later there are other programs that are pre-written that might be more appropriate, and/or man dd. http://danconia.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
