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NAME

       gaffitter - File subsets extractor based on genetic algorithms

SYNOPSIS

       gaffitter -t|--target value[unit] [OPTION]... FILE...
       gaffitter - -t|--target value[unit] [OPTION]... [FILE]...

DESCRIPTION

       gaffitter  (Genetic  Algorithm  File Fitter) is a command-line software
       written in C++ that extracts --via genetic algorithm--  subsets  of  an
       input  list  of  files/directories  that best fit the given volume size
       (target), such as CD, DVD and others.

       If gaffitter is executed using the  second  option  listed  above,  the
       information about files is fetched from stdin.

       The  unit suffixes ’k’, ’m’, ’g’ or ’t’ can be used, where: k = KB/KiB,
       m = MB/MiB, g = GB/GiB and t = TB/TiB. Default: bytes.

OPTIONS

       General options:

       -t, --target VALUE[unit] (float)
              Set VALUE as target size (mandatory), VALUE > 0.0

       --bins, --vols VALUE[unit]
              Set VALUE as the maximum number of bins  (volumes).  [default  =
              "unlimited"]

       --si   Use  powers  of  1000 (not 1024) for target, min, max and output
              sizes.

       --min, --min-size VALUE[unit]
              Minimum file size. [default = none]

       --max, --max-size VALUE[unit]
              Maximum file size. [default = none]

       -B, --block-size VALUE
              The smallest amount of bytes a file can occupy. [default = 1]

       --ss, --show-size
              Print the size of each file.

       --sb, --show-bytes
              Also print the sizes in bytes.

       --hi, --hide-items
              Don’t print selected files.

       --hs, --hide-summary
              Hide summary line  containing  sum,  difference  and  number  of
              selected files.

       -s, --sort-by-size
              Sort the output by size, not by name.

       -n, --no-case
              Use case-insensitive sorting.

       -r, --sort-reverse
              Sort the output in reverse order.

       --ew, --enclose-with CHAR
              Enclose file names with CHAR. [default = none]

       --dw, --delimit-with CHAR
              Delimit file names (lines) with CHAR. [default = newline]

       -z, --null-data
              Assume  NULL  ( )  as  the  delimiter  of  input files via stdin
              (pipe).

       -Z, --null
              Same as --dw ’\0’. See also the -0 and --hs options.

       -0, --null-bins
              Same as --bs ’\0’. See also the -Z and --hs options.

       --bs, --bins-separator CHAR
              Separate bins (vols) with CHAR. [default = newline]

       --version
              Print gaffitter version and exit.

       -v, --verbose
              Verbose.

       -h, --help
              Print help and exit.

       Direct Input options:

       --di, --direct-input
              Switch  to  direct  input  mode,  i.e.,  read   directly   "size
              identifier" pairs instead of file names.

       --di-b, --di-bytes
              Assume input sizes as bytes.

       --di-k, --di-kb
              Assume input sizes as kibi bytes (KiB). KB if --di-si.

       --di-m, --di-mb
              Assume input sizes as mebi bytes (MiB). MB if --di-si.

       --di-g, --di-gb
              Assume input sizes as gibi bytes (GiB). GB if --di-si.

       --di-t, --di-tb
              Assume input sizes as tebi bytes (TiB). TB if --di-si.

       --di-si
              Use powers of 1000 (not 1024) for input sizes.

       Genetic Algorithm options:

       --ga-s, --ga-seed VALUE (integer)
              GA  initialization seed, VALUE >= 0. Zero means random. [default
              = 1]

       --ga-rs, --ga-random-seed
              Use rendom GA seed (same as --ga-seed 0).

       --ga-ng, --ga-num-generations VALUE (integer)
              Maximum number of generations, VALUE > 0. [default = auto]

       --ga-ps, --ga-pop-size VALUE (integer)
              Number of individuals, VALUE > tournament_size. [default = auto]

       --ga-cp, --ga-cross-prob VALUE (float)
              Crossover probability, 0.0 <= VALUE <= 1.0. [default = 0.95]

       --ga-mp, --ga-mutation-prob VALUE (float)
              Mutation probability (per gene), 0.0 <= VALUE <= 1.0. [default =
              auto]

       --ga-sp, --ga-sel-pressure VALUE (integer)
              Selection pressure (tournament size), 2  <=  VALUE  <  pop_size.
              [default = 2]

       --ga-theo, --ga-theoretical [VALUE] (integer)
              Stop  if  the  theoretical minimum number of bins is reached. If
              VALUE is given, it is assumed  to  be  the  theoretical  minimum
              number of bins.

       Other search methods:

       --ap, --approximate
              Approximate  the  solution  using Best First search (non-optimal
              but very fast).

       --sp, --split
              Just split the input when  target  size  is  reached  (preserves
              original order while splitting).

AUTHOR

       Written  by  Douglas A. Augusto <daaugusto@gmail.com>. This manpage has
       been written by Nacho Barrientos Arias <chipi@criptonita.com>  for  the
       Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).

BUGS

       Report bugs to Douglas A. Augusto <daaugusto@gmail.com>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright  ©  2005-2009, Douglas A. Augusto <daaugusto@gmail.com> - All
       Rights Reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it
       and/or  modify  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
       published by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.

SEE ALSO

       http://gaffitter.sourceforge.net/