Spreading a Data Project over Multiple Discs in Linux

After spending hours trying to find software in Linux that can span a large directory over multiple discs without having to create an archive set, I finally came across this small Python script that will do the job.

How to Use

Put the script(s) in your “~/bin/”.

mkdir work/
cd work
mkdir in/
mkdir out/

Make a link copy of your data in the “in” dir:
cp -vrl originals/* in/
xsplit_dvd.py

The dir work/out/ should contain the output dirs dvd_001, dvd_002, etc… Continue reading