diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
index f40c4a1e..62917444 100644
--- a/utils.go
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -4,9 +4,56 @@ import (
 	"crypto/md5"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"math"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
 )
 
+// SplitFile
+func SplitFile(fileName string, numPieces int) (err error) {
+	file, err := os.Open(fileName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+	fi, err := file.Stat()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	bytesPerPiece := int(math.Ceil(float64(fi.Size()) / float64(numPieces)))
+	bytesRead := 0
+	i := 0
+	out, err := os.Create(fileName + "." + strconv.Itoa(i))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	buf := make([]byte, 4096)
+	if bytesPerPiece < 4096/numPieces {
+		buf = make([]byte, bytesPerPiece)
+	}
+	for {
+		n, err := file.Read(buf)
+		out.Write(buf[:n])
+		bytesRead += n
+		if err == io.EOF {
+			break
+		}
+		if bytesRead >= bytesPerPiece {
+			// Close file and open a new one
+			out.Close()
+			i++
+			out, err = os.Create(fileName + "." + strconv.Itoa(i))
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			bytesRead = 0
+		}
+	}
+	out.Close()
+	return nil
+}
+
 // CopyFile copies a file from src to dst. If src and dst files exist, and are
 // the same, then return success. Otherise, attempt to create a hard link
 // between the two files. If that fail, copy the file contents from src to dst.
diff --git a/utils_test.go b/utils_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df8be9b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestSplitFile(t *testing.T) {
+	err := SplitFile("README.md", 3)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+}