[net.unix-wizards] Help needed. File too long.

ask%isl@BRL-VGR.ARPA@sri-unix.UUCP (08/08/83)

	Use 'dd' with the monster file as the input and some other file 
as the output.  Specify the length to be copied using the 'count' option. 
To copy parts from the middle of the monster file use the 'skip' option
in dd.  'Man' will give you more details.

						- Krishna

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israel@umcp-cs.UUCP (08/09/83)

On 4.1 bsd (and I assume 4.1c, 4.2) there is a utility called 'fold'
which will insert carriage returns to split lines longer than <n>
(user specifiable) characters long.  If you don't have this utility,
it is a fairly easy matter to write one that does this.
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~~~ Bruce
Computer Science Dept., University of Maryland
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