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I Am connected to Whatbox.ca Seed Box Via SSH!!

i have a file named avicii.mp3. I Want to split it into two rar parts as Apart1.rar and Apart2.rar So That When i Download Both the parts to My PC And Extract Them They Come out As Whole Avicii.mp3.

There is also one more problem!! When I Rar A file These Additional Files Below Also Get Added In The Archive Automatically!!! I don't want them please help

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Adding    .bash_logout                                                OK
Adding    .bashrc                                                     OK
Adding    .bash_profile                                               OK
Adding    .rtorrent.rc                                                OK
Adding    .bash_history                                               OK

Moderator's Comments:

code tags are for data like display output too...

How do you plan on generating the rar? The tools for that probably have options to explore for maximum file/media size. I would suggest that the options you have given on your command line have included all the files in your current directory.

Can you past the command you have used?



You can achieve a rough & ready process with split

Use this to split on a number of bytes, then concatenate the files together (in the right order) to recreate the original:-

Code:

compress avicii.mp3
split -b 5m avicii.mp3.Z avicii

Obviously, adjust 5m to a suitable size. The files created will be called avicii.aa, avicii.ab, etc.

Now binary ftp the files and use cat or the DOS equivalent type to join them back up. You can open a .Z file with tools such as WinZip. So either:-

Code:

cat avicii.aa avicii.ab > avicii.mp3.Z

or:-

Code:

type avicii.aa avicii.ab > avicii.mp3.Z

Does this solve your issue? My workaround is not as neat as using the tools to create a rar file though.




Regards,
Robin

Hey Hi!!! Ok so The Whatbox.ca Seed box Has Its own File Manager where i can rename the file and create a new folder!!

there is one already default folder called "Files" (where the downloaded content is saved). Anyway i moved Avici.mp3 from the files folder to outside.

This Is The command I Used to rar the mp3 file.

rar a Avici.mp3.rar

Now When i type the rar command and press enter it also adds the following bash files mentioned above with it which is really annoying!!!

So This is what i want To Do, Rar avici.mp3 in two parts (Rename it as Part1.rar and Part2.rar) without those annoying bash files.. and the output should be such as wen i download both parts and extract Part 1 (Part 2 also gets extracted Automatically) and avici.mp3 as the extracted data!! (I am A Newbie Sorry If I Sound Like A fool)

As an aside: exclamation marks are not gregarious animals. It is perfectly acceptable to end a sentence with a single full stop.

About your problem: all these files start with a dot (".bashrc"), which means they are "hidden" in UNIX (=not displayed by "ls" unless specifically requested by the switch "-a"). You haven't provided the command you use to pack the files into the archive, i am left to speculate about the reasons but my suspicion is you haven't noticed they are there at all and somehow included them without even recognizing their presence.

My suggestion is to explicitly name the file(s) you want to include in the archive instead of using wildcards, directory names or something such. This should take care of the problem.

I hope this helps.

bakunin

Can U Please Post The Command For This.

1. Rename avici.mp3 into two parts part1.rar and part 2.rar
2.As part 1 extracts part 2 also extracts automatically and avici.mp3 as the extracted data.
3. Excluding those additional bash files.

I believe that we are trying to help, but need a bit more clarity. Have you tried the suggestions or answered the question of other postings?

Is there a reason that rar is required?
Have you read the manual pages for all the options?


If you provide the information requested, we will try to help you.



Robin

Hey,Hi Yes rar is very much required because after Archiving i will upload the files to file hosts. I Have Been Very Clear Sir As of What I Want. What More Specifications do you need I Will Try To Provide.