gfsplit(1)

gfsplit1

Split a file into a number of shares

Usage

gfsplit [OPTIONS] INPUTFILE [OUTPUTSTEM]

Overview

Generate an N-of-M share of the INPUTFILE.

-n N

the threshold for recombination

-m M

the number of shares to generate

The OUTPUTSTEM if omitted will default to the name of the INPUTFILE. The program defaults to a 3-of-5 share if not otherwise instructed.

Releases

10 releases since Debian 5.0 (Lenny); the text changed 3 times.

  1. 5.0
  2. 6.0
  3. 7–8
  4. 9–Arch

Author

Written by Daniel Silverstone.

Reporting bugs

Report bugs against the libgfshare product on www.launchpad.net.

From libgfshare 2.0.0-5 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.