Split text files for iPod Notes usage via Perl

Courtesy MacOSXHints.com  Tue, 07/22/2008 - 09:30

I've created a simple Perl script that splits a text file into 4KB parts to use within iPod Notes. Usage is pretty simple:

  1. Copy and paste the script (macosxhints mirror ) into a plain text file named makenotes.pl on your system.

    Remember to make the script executable (chmod 755 makenotes.pl).
  2. Put the script and the text you want to split into a directory.

    For this example, assume the directory is named book and located in your user's...

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