hi, You can use the command split to break the big file up into smaller files that will fit on disks. Just man split for the syntax, but i think it is: split -1M bigfile.rpm It then creates as menny one meg files as it takes to fit the large file. They are called xaa, xab, xac etc. you can then copy them to diskettes and once copied onto the laptop, cat xaa xab xac > bigfile_on_laptop.rpm hth Willem On Fri, 7 Jun 2002, Michael Weaver wrote: > Hi! > I have downloaded the latest version of Emacspeak after having to remove my > realaudio player which I am hoping to re-install at some point. > However, the .rpm file is too large for a floppy disk. > Could anyone possibly give me some advice as to how I could backup the file > for installing Emacspeak after installing Linux on my desktop so I could > transfer it to a laptop if I wished? > This is because as yet I don't yet have a CDROM drive or zipdrive. > __________________________________________________________________ Michael > Weaver ICQ#: 161750467 Current ICQ status: + More ways to contact me > __________________________________________________________________ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > -- Willem van der Walt Information Services Directorate Department of Health South Africa tel: 27 12 3120700