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.TH BSPLIT 1
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.SH NAME
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bsplit \- split binary data into fixed-size chunks
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B bsplit
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[
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.B -p
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.I prefix
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] [
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.B -s
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.I size
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] [
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.I file
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\&...
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]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.I Bsplit
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copies binary data from input
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.I files
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into a series of files with names starting with
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.I prefix
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.RL ( bs.\&
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by default)
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and of a fixed
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.I size
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(512MB by default).
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The last file may be shorter than
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.IR size .
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This can be useful when copying large amounts of data onto
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fixed-size storage media such as CDs or DVDs.
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.\" .SH EXAMPLES
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.SH FILES
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.I prefixNNNNN
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output files
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.SH SOURCE
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.B /sys/src/cmd/bsplit.c
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.IR split (1),
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.IR tarsplit (1)
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.\" .SH DIAGNOSTICS
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.\" .SH BUGS