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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Use split to break up a 10GB file binary?
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:17:25 +0200
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On Monday 20 June 2011 08:25:57 Mark Knecht wrote:
> Hi,
>    Is split an appropriate program to use to break a single 10GB file
> into 100 100MB files to transfer over the net using rsync, and then
> use cat to reassemble?
> 
>    Is there some better way to do this?

Maybe not better, but you could use a torrent application that support magnet 
links to send files across the net. No need to send chop it up in chunks then.