LxSplit: A Hjsplit Alternative For Linux Mint / Ubuntu

Here’s how to install and use use lxSplit, a HjSplit alternative for Linux Mint / Ubuntu:

1. To install, issue the following command at the terminal –

sudo apt-get install lxsplit

2. To split a file using lxSplit, issue the following command at the terminal –

lxsplit -s <filename> <size of split files>

For example, to split a file ‘opera_10.62-6439_i386.deb’ into 1 MB pieces, we will issue the command –

lxsplit -s opera_10.62-6439_i386.deb 1M

3. To join a file, issue the following command at the terminal –

lxsplit -j <first split filename>

For example, to join parts ‘opera_10.62-6439_i386.deb.001’ to ‘opera_10.62-6439_i386.deb.015’, we will issue the following command –

lxsplit -j opera_10.62-6439_i386.deb.001