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***   WELCOME TO HJSPLIT FOR DOS   ***

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Contents


A  Introduction
B  Versions available
C  This package
D  Commands
E  Example
F  Legal notes
G  Internet location
H  Authors


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A  Introduction:

HJSplit is a freeware utility for DOS to split large files into smaller ones. Of course it can join the split parts back together again afterwards. The smaller chuncks are more transportable on disks or data-communications connections.


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B  Versions available


HJSplit for Windows 3.1 and 3.11
HJSplit for Windows 95 and NT 4.0
HJSplit for DOS
HJSplit for the Amiga
HJSplit JAVA version

!!NOTE!!
All files created by these versions
are interchangable. So you can e.g. split
a file on an Amiga machine and join
it on a Windows NT machine or vice versa.
The Java version can run on any operating
system, provided a Java Virtual Machine is
installed.


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C  This package

It should contain the files:

HJSplit.exe (the program)
readme.txt (this file)


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D  Commands


1) hjsplit -s[split size] <filename>
2) hjsplit -j <filename>
3) hjsplit -?


1) hjsplit -s[split size] filename

Splits the file into files of [split size] size.
!!! Important: [split size] is in Kilo Bytes (= 1024 bytes). !!!!
The split files will be in the same directory as the original file.

2) hjsplit -j filename

Joins all files with name filename.001, filename.002, etc to filename.
The joined file will be in the same directory as the .001, .002, etc. files. The output file is the same as the split file names, but without the .001, .002, ....

3) hjsplit -? 

Shows a help text.


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E  Example


I want to split a large file (c:\data\example.zip, 5.4 Mb) on computer A and want to transport it to computer B on floppies.
Note the split size is in Kb, so 1.4 Mb = 1400 Kb.

step 1
If the directory of hjsplit is not in your DOS path, you must be in the hjsplit directory to type the following:

hjsplit -s1400 c:\data\example.zip

Result:
c:\data\example.001  1400 kb
c:\data\example.002  1400 kb
c:\data\example.003  1400 kb
c:\data\example.004  1200 kb

(and of course also still exists:
c:\data\example.zip  5400 kb)

step 2
copy the files onto four 1.4 Mb floppies.

step 3
copy the files from the floppies onto computer B
into for instance directory c:\temp.

Result:
c:\temp\example.001  1400 kb
c:\temp\example.002  1400 kb
c:\temp\example.003  1400 kb
c:\temp\example.004  1200 kb

step 4
Being in the directory where hjsplit.exe resides, type
hjsplit -j c:\temp\example 
to join the files.

Result:
c:\temp\example      5400 kb 

(and of course also still exist:
c:\temp\example.001  1400 kb
c:\temp\example.002  1400 kb
c:\temp\example.003  1400 kb
c:\temp\example.004  1200 kb)

step 5
rename the file c:\temp\example to
c:\temp\example.zip

step 6
you can safely delete the files
c:\temp\example.001
c:\temp\example.002
c:\temp\example.003
c:\temp\example.004


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F  Legal notes

You may freely distribute an unchanged version HJSplit on networks, CD-rom, etc. If you want to sell it commercially (charge a price for the program itself) you must have the approval of the authors.


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G  Internet Location

http://www.freebyte.com/hjsplit.htm
http://www.freebyte.com
 

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H  Authors

Henk Hagedoorn
(originator of HJSplit)
freeware@bigfoot.com
hjh@usa.net


Rhesa Rozendaal
(created the DOS adaptation)
rhesa@usa.net

Contact us if you experience
any problems with this program,
or have questions related to it.


Amsterdam, 
june 1997
the Netherlands

 
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