Large file split and join in linux Rumi, July 19, 2021 Let’s assume we have a large file of 102 GB and named as “vzdump-lxc-103-2021_07_19-12_05_06.tar.lzo”. We’d like to split this large file into 10GB of partial file. Let’s apply the split command as below- split -b 102400M vzdump-lxc-103-2021_07_19-12_05_06.tar.lzo repo. Wait for a while, the execution continues, and once over, you’ll find… Continue Reading
Archiving a large backup across multiple discs on Linux Rumi, September 6, 2019 We have two options (as we obviously don’t want to delete our data!) Use a different backup medium Split the backup across multiple volumes Sometimes the former just isn’t appropriate, as much because of the cost of harddrives vs Optical Media (i.e. CD’s/DVD’s). This short tutorial will explain how to… Continue Reading