On Mon, 2003-11-10 at 08:05, Jens Tobiska wrote: > On Mon, Nov 10, 2003 at 07:19:46AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: > > On Mon, 2003-11-10 at 04:28, Jens Tobiska wrote: > > > When using `split' (textutils 2.0-12) to split a large file (4.2G) I've > > > found an inconsistency. The original file consists of number - one per > > > line - total 5*10^8. After `split -l 10000000 foo' I have 50 files. In > > > some of them, however a dot has been replaced by `<'. > > > > > > Is this a known problem? `foo' has been created in Windows if that > > > makes a difference. > > > > I think I'd go in with a binary editor and see if the underlying > > data has changed. > > > I'm not sure if I understand you correctly. As I wrote, in some of the > 50 files the data has changed (2 files, one number changed in each). > > Why should I use a BINARY editor? It's all ASCII.
Oh, ok. I didn't know if it was just the visual representation of Windows-generated \r\n, since Unix uses \n as line terminator. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jefferson, LA USA Note to LSU and Valdosta State students: India is not an Arab country! http://www.talonnews.com/news/2003/october/1009_college_dems_jind al.shtml -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
