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Re: Question re: splitting files



On Thu, Feb 05, 1998 at 10:42:48PM -0800, Steven Morrill wrote:
> Is there any way in Debian I can break files down to floppy size for
> archive purposes? Say I want to backup netscape so I don't have to go
> back and download it again if I do a complete re-install...
> How do I accomplish this? and how do I re-assemble the pieces to install
> the program?

I just tar as multi-volumes, set volume size appropriately to fit on a
disk.

Scott


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