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- FSPLIT 1.2 by Steven "Noji" Ratzlaff, Provo, Utah, USA 23 Sep 1989
-
- Function:
-
- * Despite the abundance of hard disk drives and networks in the PC world
- * of today, the need for data transportation by floppy diskette still
- * exists. Most files are small enough to fit onto a diskette of any
- * density, but when they aren't, a data compression program (such as the
- * public domain PKWare) may be used to reduce the size of the files for
- * transportation by diskette. When a file becomes so large that even file
- * compression can't fit it onto a diskette, a method of "splitting" up the
- * file into fragments is needed.
-
- * FSPLIT will split a file into smaller fragments or restore a file from a
- * group of fragmented files (previously fragmented by FSPLIT).
-
- * To split a file into fragments:
-
- 1> Determine the desired maximum size of the fragments. (Minimum
- size is 1K, or /1)
-
- 2> If the file to split is FINANCE.FIL and if the desired size of
- each fragment is 100K bytes apiece, call FSPLIT by typing
-
- fsplit finance.fil /100
-
- 3> FSPLIT will make a copy of FINANCE.FIL and split it up into 100K
- byte files called FINANCE.AAA, FINANCE.BBB, etc., but will leave
- the original intact. Of course, the size of the last file will
- generally be less than the designated maximum.
-
- * To restore a file from a group of fragmented files previously fragmented
- * by FSPLIT type
-
- fsplit finance /r
-
- (the 'r' may be either upper or lower case and the
- extension is not necessary, since it's recorded in
- FINANCE.AAA)
-
- * If you forget the exact syntax of FSPLIT, simply type
-
- fsplit
-
- * and FSPLIT will display a help message on its usage.
-
- * FSPLIT will:
-
- 1> Split up a file of ANY type (including .EXE, .COM, .ZIP)
-
- 2> Restore any file previously fragmented by FSPLIT
-
- 3> Split up a file of any size
-
- 4> Safeguard against a dumb mistake (like splitting up a 2M byte
- file into 1K byte fragments, making 2000 files!) FSPLIT will
- create a maximum of 26 files (.AAA through .ZZZ) and recommend a
- minimum size if you should make an unreasonable request.
-
- 5> Run slowly for larger fragments (have patience)
-
- * Caution: It is not advisable to split files already fragmented by
- * FSPLIT, as that may tend to cause confusion in filenames.
-
- Waiver:
-
- * FSPLIT.C was created and written by the author, Steven Ratzlaff. The
- * author shall not be responsible for any damage, liability, misuse, or
- * adverse consequence as a result of this program. Users may use and
- * modify the code to their liking, but its abuse does not constitute
- * consent on the part of the author. While the author has extended his
- * best efforts to ensure a properly functioning piece of software, no
- * guarantees or warranties, implied or expressed, shall be made on the
- * software created or written by the author.
-
- Compilation Procedure:
-
- * The format of FSPLIT was created and compiled in Turbo C 1.5. To
- * compile the source code, call the Turbo C Integrated Environment by
- * typing
-
- tc fsplit
-
- * and press <F9> to compile the code, assuming all directories, files, and
- * libraries are previously defined. The execution of the program is
- * explained above.
-
- Cost:
-
- * This program is to be placed in the pool of public domain IBM PC
- * software, but if any user would like to donate $5.00 to the author,
- * he should send a check or money order to
-
- Steven Ratzlaff
- 2A-57 S. Wymount
- Provo, UT 84601-1916
-
- * and a thank-you note will be sent to the user in return.
-