Split the file in tar

zp523444 · #1 01-21-2007

I want to use tar to pack all /home in a file, but it is large than 4 GB and can't burn to DVDR for storage. How can I set in tar to make it will split in every 4GB size ?

ranj@chn · #2 01-21-2007

tar and then split it into manageable sizes.

Code:

split -b 4096m test.tar reqd_filename

zp523444 · #3 01-22-2007

how can I combine into one? using the same command 'split'?

pankajbraval · #4 01-22-2007

dear
compress command you can use. the write cd/dvd
it's a safer way.
or use man command for join the file

zp523444 · #5 01-22-2007

does Tar support splitting the *.tar file into specific size?

pankajbraval · #6 01-22-2007

dear
tar can be used to create archives of compressed files that are
uncompressed when they are extracted

compress ./tmp/*
tar Cvf tmpZ.tar ./temp/*

SAME HELP YOU CAN FIND WITH
man tar

Corona688 · #7 01-22-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by zp523444

does Tar support splitting the *.tar file into specific size?

No.

Quote:

Originally Posted by zp523444

how can I combine into one? using the same command 'split'?

cat file1 file2 file3 > bigfile

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