Re: Zip files to multiple floppies

[Jonathan Rawle <jr36 leicester ac uk>]

xyzzy hotpop com wrote:

>> 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'.
> 

The advantage of zipsplit over split is that it creates valid, stand-alone
zip files on each disk. That means you only need the disk that contains the
file you are looking for. Also, if one part is corrupted/lost, you can
still access the others.

Jonathan