How to split big files in to small chunks or in small parts ?
How to split big files in to small chunks or in small parts ? What to do if you dont have much space on a drive to store any big file & you want to split and store it in to some small size parts. A. First check md5sum hash of file, and make a note of it; #md5sum <Big File Name> e.g. #md5sum Linux-pdf-HOWTOs.tar.bz2 B. Split file in to small managable chunks, #split --bytes=<Size of each chunk>m <Big File Name> <Chunk File Prefix> e.g. #split --bytes=10m Linux-pdf-HOWTOs.tar.bz2 Linux-pdf- Note : Here it'll make 10-10 MB file chunks. C. Now if you want to reassemble chunk files in to Big File, #cat <File Chunk Prefix>* > <Big File Name> e.g. #cat Linux-pdf-a* > Linux_PDF_HOWTOS.tar.bz2 D. Check md5sum hash of file, #md5sum <Big File Name> e.g. #md5sum Linux_PDF_HOWTOS.tar.bz2 E. Compare md5sum of "Step A" & "Step D", If both the md5sum are sam...