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Topic: backup for downloads, splitters and second drives

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lovdsl

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Posted: Feb. 27 2006,07:13

Thanks again..the added file name makes it easy to split more than one large file..however when I attempt to rejoin useing the command cat filename.* > name the file name appears empty 0bytes. the error is no such directory..I attempted to add the directory the files are in but same...moved split files to new empty directory as file to be joined was in the folder already..does the event have to happen in the same directory it was split in?so if split in /home/downloads..must be cat together in same?phew..gatta figure this out

cbagger01

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Posted: Feb. 27 2006,17:58

Nope, but you do need to specify the directory if the files are not sitting inside your "current directory", aka pwd

I would also choose different names for the various stages of splitting and joining to eliminate confusion. In other words,

original_name

splitfiles_name_prefix.

reconstitutedfile_name

should all be unique.

lovdsl

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Posted: Feb. 28 2006,01:32

Ok..good advice..I copy ace_freecell to /home/dsl
dsl@box# split -b 8330 /home/dsl/ace_freecell fcell
result/home.dsl fcell.aa 8330b fcell.ab 8330b and fcell.ac 404b
dsl@box# cat fcell.* >freecell
result freecell 0b
error= cat:fcell.*:no such file or directory
the split advice was very handy and I feel more confident but can still not join them. thanks

cbagger01

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Posted: Mar. 01 2006,06:12

I am confused as to why the "cat" program cannot find your fcell.aa and fcell.bb files

I assume that your current directory is already /home/dsl. Otherwise, you need to be more specific:

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cat /home/dsl/fcell.* > /home/dsl/freecell

lovdsl

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Posted: Mar. 01 2006,09:50

Well..I have still no luck with the .*..but went back to the aa ab and had success..YEA..I discovered that when I cat aa ab it gives me the file with the wrong value..each time I cat the files a different value..but if I change directories and then reopen the directory the values are correct...maby a refresh issue? I also discovered that I can just give a -b value that equals the floppy like 1380000 and it creates the remaining amount..so I am ready to try copy to floppy and then cat and install to see if it works. strange the .* does not not work..would be convienient..will play some more and post if I have success...thanks very much for your help. MUCH APPRECIATED

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