From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from dsl092-170-086.wdc1.dsl.speakeasy.net ([66.92.170.86] helo=cantata.rednote.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18AKhH-0006Gn-00 for ; Fri, 08 Nov 2002 20:46:03 -0500 Received: from cantata.rednote.net (cantata.rednote.net [127.0.0.1]) by cantata.rednote.net (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian -4) with ESMTP id gA91jx1g003007 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=FAIL) for ; Fri, 8 Nov 2002 20:46:00 -0500 Received: (from janina@localhost) by cantata.rednote.net (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian -4) id gA91jxZv003005 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Fri, 8 Nov 2002 20:45:59 -0500 Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 20:45:58 -0500 From: Janina Sajka To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: in place file splitter Message-ID: <20021109014558.GA2975@rednote.net> References: <000701c28776$44998e40$e11917cf@SD43.bc.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <000701c28776$44998e40$e11917cf@SD43.bc.ca> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i X-Operating-System: Linux cantata 2.4.16 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Thanks, Tyler. I understand you now, and I agree this makes sense for the circumstance you describe. Tyler Spivey writes: > From: "Tyler Spivey" > > well, normally the split command does something like: > 1. open the file for reading. > 2. take one chunk, open a new output file, place it there and close it. > 3. repeat until split. > this keeps the original file, and on a space limited system, e.g. a quota, > you're out of luck. > in place does: > 1. open the file for reading. > 2. read al the chunks into some kind of list. > 3. wait to press enter, so the user can suspend the program and remove the > file. > 4. write the output files. > if you remove the original file, the split files take up almost the same > space so quotas don't get in the way. > my program is no where complete, just a skeleton though. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175