GSPLIT Command line Options

GSPLIT has three command line options, although, strictly speaking, the -help option isn't really valid. These are :

-split_bk_file <parameters>

Specifies that GSPLIT is to be used to split the output from GBAK into a number of different files as part of a database backup. This option can be shortened as required, provided that at least -s is specified.
-join_bk_file <parameters>

Specifies that GSPLIT is to be used to rejoin a number of files and use the result as input to GBAK as part of a database restore. This option can be shortened as required, provided that at least -j is specified.
-help

Using the -help option, specifying an illegal option, or omitting all options, displays the following information :

gsplit: invalid option '-help'
gsplit: Command Line Options Are:
gsplit -S[PLIT_BK_FILE] <file> <size>{k|m|g} [... <file> [<size>{k|m|g}]]
  or gsplit -J[OINT_BK_FILE] <file> [... <file>]
gsplit: option can be abbreviated to the unparenthesized characters
gsplit: Exiting before completion due to errors

Note

Take note of the error in the above help text. The correct command line option to join multiple sections of a large backup file is not -JOINT_BK_FILE as shown, but is in fact -JOIN_BK_FILE.