split(1)                                                 split(1)



     NAME
          split - split a file into pieces

     SYNOPSIS
          split [-n] [file[name]]

     DESCRIPTION
          split reads file and writes it in n-line pieces (default
          1000 lines) onto a set of output files.  The name of the
          first output file is name with aa appended, and so on
          lexicographically, up to zz (a maximum of 676 files).  name
          cannot be longer than 12 characters.  If no output name is
          given, x is default.

          If no input file is given, or if - is given in its stead,
          then the standard input file is used.

     EXAMPLE
               split -100 filea newfile

          would split filea into 100-line pieces and put them in
          newfileaa, newfileab, and so forth until the end of filea.

     FILES
          /usr/bin/split

     SEE ALSO
          bfs(1), csplit(1).



























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