Re: new feature request for "split" command

[Bob Proulx]

Miroslaw Osys wrote:
> I read at website:
>   http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/
> the new features can be requested.

Yes.  This is the right place for the discussion.  Pleased to read
your message!

> Due to lack of storage other than RAM, I only could do:
> ...
> I could execute:
> 
>   big-output-prog | split -b100m -x "scp {} address@hidden; rm {}" | sh

But if you can scp then I assume that you can ssh too?  In which case
wouldn't the following work?

  big-output-prog | ssh address@hidden "cat > somefile"

That would allow you to stream the data in one continuous stream to a
file on the remote machine.

Bob