Split and DVDr

split -b1440k a_whopping_big_file chunk
split -b 1945k karaoke.mp3

cat chunk* > a_whopping_big_file

split -b 256k storybookviewer.exe xstorybookv

cat storybookv* > storybookviewer.exe

# Break large *.tgz files into CDROM-sized files

   * split -b 675000000 too.big.for.cdrom.backup.tgz
   * creates xaa, xab, xac, .. ( 1 file for each cdrom ) 

# Restoring the original large *.tgz form CDROMs

     cp /mnt/cdrom/xaa too.big.for.cdrom.backup.tgz cat /mnt/cdrom/xab >> too.big.for.cdrom.backup.tgz 

Assume floppy drive is a 3.5" drive at /dev/fd0

Copy to disk:

tar -c -f /dev/fd0 -L1440K -M <File-Name>

Copy from disk:

tar -x -f /dev/fd0 -L1440K -M <File-Nam

4.7GB

DVD-R capacity is 4,706,074,624 bytes
DVD+R capacity is 4,700,372,992 bytes 4,590,208 K 4482 M
See Removable Media Storage Capacity for all sizes.

1147552 * 4
1146880
split -b 1147552k fresh-w2k-amd1k-2004091001.gz split_fresh-w2k-amd1k-2004091001.gz.
split -b 1146880k fresh-w2k-amd1k-2004091001.gz split_fresh-w2k-amd1k-2004091001.gz.
split -b 1048576k fresh-w2k-amd1k-2004091001.gz split_fresh-w2k-amd1k-2004091001.gz.