dpkg-split

Split Debian packages into smaller parts.

Description

The dpkg-split command is used to split large Debian software packages into smaller parts and can also reassemble the split parts.

Syntax

dpkg-split (options) (parameters)

Options

-S <bytes>      Set the maximum size for each split part (in bytes).
-s              Split the package.
-j <part> <part> ... Join split parts together.
-I <part>       Display information about a split part.
-l              List parts that do not match.
-discard <file> Discard parts that do not match.

Parameters

Package: Specifies the ".deb" package to be split.

Examples

Split foo.deb into multiple parts with a size of 460KB each:

dpkg-split -s foo.deb

Join split parts:

dpkg-split -j "foo*"