Name
dpkg-split
Synopsis
dpkg-split [action] [options]
Description
Split a binary package into smaller pieces and reassemble the pieces, manually or in automatic mode. The automatic mode maintains a queue of parts for reassembling. Useful for transferring to and from floppy disks.
Actions
- -a -o output part, --auto -o output part
Add part to the queue for automatic reassembly and if all the parts are available, reassemble the package as output.
- -d [packages], --discard [packages]
Discard parts from the automatic-assembly queue. If any packages are specified, discard only parts from those packages. Otherwise, empty the queue.
- -I parts, --info parts
Print information about the part file or files specified.
- -j parts, --join parts
Join the parts of a package file together from the parts specified. The default output file is package-version.deb.
- -l, --listq
List the contents of the queue of parts waiting for reassembly, giving the package name, the parts that are on the queue, and the number of bytes.
- -s full-package [prefix], -- full-package [prefix]
Split the package full-package into parts, named prefixNofM.deb. The prefix defaults to the full-package name without the .deb extension.
- -h, --help
Print help message and exit.
- --license
Print the license information and exit. Accepts the spelling --licence in addition to --license.
- --version
Print the version information and exit.
Options
- --depotdir
Specify an alternate directory depotdir for the queue of parts waiting for reassembly. Default ...
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