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+<sect1 id="splitter">
+  <title>File Splitter</title>
+  <indexterm>
+    <primary>File Splitter</primary>
+  </indexterm>
+  <para>This function splits one (large) file up into multiple
+  smaller files so that they can be placed on smaller media
+  (&eg; zip-drives, ...) or sent by e-mail. The multiple
+  files can be combined again to recreate the original file.
+  &krusader; and &tcmd; split/combine
+  functions are compatible. To split a file choose 
+  <emphasis role="bold">
+    <menuchoice>
+      <guimenu>File</guimenu>
+      <guimenuitem>Split</guimenuitem>
+    </menuchoice>
+  </emphasis>or 
+  <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;
+  <keycap>P</keycap></keycombo> A Split dialog will open to confirm
+  the operation.</para>
+  <para>If the name of the original file is 
+  <filename>foo</filename>, then the name of the smaller files will
+  be 
+  <filename>foo.000 foo.001 foo.002</filename> &etc;
+  There is no theoretical limit in the number of smaller files, but
+  it is recommended to limit the number to a maximum of 1023 files.
+  &krusader; creates a 
+  <filename>foo.crc</filename> file. This file contains the name,
+  size and the crc checksum of the original file. It is possible to
+  combine the file without the 
+  <filename>foo.crc</filename> file but in this case
+  &krusader; cannot check if the the original file was
+  recreated correctly.</para>
+  <para>An example of a 
+  <filename>foo.crc</filename> file: 
+  <programlisting>filename=foo size=432998467868 crc32=21EB719A</programlisting></para>
+  <para>To combine the multiple files choose, select a partial file
+  
+  <filename>foo.xxx</filename> and choose 
+  <emphasis role="bold">
+    <menuchoice>
+      <guimenu>File</guimenu>
+      <guimenuitem>Combine files</guimenuitem>
+    </menuchoice>
+  </emphasis>or 
+  <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;
+  <keycap>B</keycap></keycombo>. The target directory is the
+  unactive panel and can be changed. The file names must be
+  numbered in ascending order: 
+  <filename>foo.001, foo.002, foo.003</filename> &etc; or
+  have letters in ascending order: ("
+  <userinput>
+    <command>split</command>
+    <option>-b</option>
+  </userinput>letter method") 
+  <filename>fileaa, fileab, fileac</filename> &etc; If
+  the file 
+  <filename>foo.crc</filename> is found in the same directory as the
+  partial files, &krusader; will use this file to check
+  the combined file for errors.</para>
+</sect1>