On Tuesday 01 June 2004 19:35, Jonathan Rawle wrote: > Parameshwara Bhat wrote: > > Hello List, > > > > Here is an archive file whixh is bigger than a floppy size.How do I make > > it span floppies in the manner of Winzip? Also, I have difficulty copying > > spanned zip files off floppies. How do I do that ? > > Have a look at: > > zipsplit -h > man zip (search for zisplit) > > > However, it won't split files inside the zip file if they are bigger then > the floppy. But I guess this is closest to what you use in Winzip. > > > Jonathan Make the compressed tar/zip file and then use 'split'. $ man split