Last Updated on June 4, 2023
This article spotlights alternative tools to split.
The software featured here is free and open source. All tools provide a command-line interface (CLI) unless otherwise stated.
| Alternatives to split | |
|---|---|
| lxSplit | Simple tool for splitting files and joining the split files |
| csplitb | Split binary files based on content boundaries rather than index boundaries |
| csplit | Split a file into two or more smaller files determined by context lines |
| filesplitter | A Python tool for splitting files |
| xtmsplit | Xtremsplit-compliant file splitter and merger |
Have we missed any open source alternatives to split? Please let us know!
All the CLI tools in this series.
| Alternatives to CLI tools |
|---|
| age // awk // bc // cal // cat // cd // chmod // cksum // cloc // cmp // compress // cp // cron // curl // cut // date // dd // df // diff // dig // du // fdisk // find // ftp // grep // gzip // hexdump // history // jq // kill // less // locate // ls // lsof // make // man // more // mv / ping // ps // psql // rename // rm // sed // split // ssh // strings // sudo // sysctl // tail // talk // tar // telnet // time // top // touch // traceroute // tree // uname // uniq // uptime // vi // watch // Wget // who // whois // xargs |
 Read our complete collection of recommended free and open source software. Our curated compilation covers all categories of software. The software collection forms part of our series of informative articles for Linux enthusiasts. There are hundreds of in-depth reviews, open source alternatives to proprietary software from large corporations like Google, Microsoft, Apple, Adobe, IBM, Cisco, Oracle, and Autodesk. There are also fun things to try, hardware, free programming books and tutorials, and much more. |
Maybe python-filesplitter?
I’ve added a page for filesplitter.
Image added to the page.
There’s also xtmsplit, a Xtremsplit-compliant file splitter/merger
Thanks Pierre. I’ve added this to the article. I’ve (hopefully ok) translated the flags as they are in French.