PowerShell script to split and reassemble large binary files.
# Example usage:
#
# Import-Module .\Split-File.ps1
#
# Split-File -InputFile "path/to/big-file.zip" -OutputDirectory "path/to/split/output/files" -Verbose
# Unsplit-File -InputDirectory "path/to/split/output/files" -OutputDirectory "path/to" -OutputFile big-file.zip
function Split-File
{
<#-- Another stackoverflow production
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4533570/in-powershell-how-do-i-split-a-large-binary-file
--#>
[CmdletBinding()]
Param (
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ValueFromPipeLine = $true, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = $true)]
[String]
$InputFile,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[String]
$OutputDirectory,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
[String]
$OutputFilePrefix = "chunk",
[Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
[Int32]
$ChunkSize = 4096
)
Begin
{
Write-Output "Beginning file split..."
}
Process
{
if (-not (Test-Path -Path $OutputDirectory))
{
New-Item -ItemType Directory $OutputDirectory | Out-Null
Write-Verbose "Created OutputDirectory: $OutputDirectory"
}
$FileStream = [System.IO.File]::OpenRead($InputFile)
$ByteChunks = New-Object byte[] $ChunkSize
$ChunkNumber = 1
While ($BytesRead = $FileStream.Read($ByteChunks, 0, $ChunkSize))
{
$OutputFile = Join-Path -Path $OutputDirectory -ChildPath "$OutputFilePrefix$ChunkNumber"
$OutputStream = [System.IO.File]::OpenWrite($OutputFile)
$OutputStream.Write($ByteChunks, 0, $BytesRead)
$OutputStream.Close()
Write-Verbose "Wrote File: $OutputFile"
$ChunkNumber += 1
}
}
End
{
Write-Output "Finished splitting file."
}
}
function Unsplit-File
{
[CmdletBinding()]
Param (
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[String]
$InputDirectory,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
[String]
$InputFilePrefix = "chunk",
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[String]
$OutputDirectory,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[String]
$OutputFile
)
Begin
{
Write-Output "Beginning file unsplit..."
}
Process
{
if (-not (Test-Path -Path $OutputDirectory))
{
New-Item -ItemType Directory $OutputDirectory | Out-Null
Write-Verbose "Created OutputDirectory: $OutputDirectory"
}
$OutputPath = Join-Path -Path $OutputDirectory -ChildPath $OutputFile
$OutputStream = [System.Io.File]::OpenWrite($OutputPath)
$ChunkNumber = 1
$InputFilename = Join-Path -Path $InputDirectory -ChildPath "$InputFilePrefix$ChunkNumber"
while (Test-Path $InputFilename)
{
$FileBytes = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes($InputFilename)
$OutputStream.Write($FileBytes, 0, $FileBytes.Count)
Write-Verbose "Unsplit File: $InputFilename"
$ChunkNumber += 1
$InputFilename = Join-Path -Path $InputDirectory -ChildPath "$InputFilePrefix$ChunkNumber"
}
$OutputStream.close()
}
End
{
Write-Output "Finished unsplitting file."
}
}