lxSplit – split and join files

lxSplit is a command-line utility for dividing large files into smaller pieces and joining them again. It uses the same file-splitting format as HJSplit, allowing files divided with one utility to be reconstructed using the other.

The application operates directly on file contents without compression or conversion. This makes it suitable for dividing large archives, disk images and other files into manageable pieces for storage or transfer. The resulting fragments are numbered sequentially and can be joined to recover the original file.

lxSplit offers a simple interface with separate operations for splitting and joining. Users specify the desired size of each fragment when splitting a file, while joining starts from the first numbered fragment.

This is free and open source software.

Key Features

• Split files using the -s option.
• Rejoin previously divided files using the -j option.
• Specify fragment sizes in megabytes, kilobytes or bytes.
• Process files larger than 4 GB.
• Create numbered output fragments.
• Reconstruct files by supplying the first fragment.
• Support the HJSplit file format.
• Preserve file data without compression.
• Write resulting files to the current directory.
• Support Linux and several BSD operating systems.

Website: lxsplit.sourceforge.net
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Developer: Richard Stellingwerff, O. Sezer
License: GNU General Public License v2.0

lxSplit is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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