# zipsplit > Split a Zip archive into smaller Zip archives. > More information: . - Split Zip archive into parts that are no larger than 36000 bytes (36 MB): `zipsplit {{path/to/archive.zip}}` - Use a given [n]umber of bytes as the part limit: `zipsplit -n {{size}} {{path/to/archive.zip}}` - [p]ause between the creation of each part: `zipsplit -p -n {{size}} {{path/to/archive.zip}}` - Output the smaller Zip archives into a given directory: `zipsplit -b {{path/to/output_directory}} -n {{size}} {{path/to/archive.zip}}`