split(1)                                                 split(1)



NAME
     split - splits a file into a specified number of pieces

SYNOPSIS
     split [-] [-n] [file [output-file]...]

ARGUMENTS
     -    Causes split to read the standard input.

     file Specifies the user-specified input file that is read by
          split.  If no file is specified, split reads the
          standard input.

     -n   Specifies the number of line pieces the input file
          should be split into.  The default is 1000 lines.

     output-file
          Specifies the name of the output file.  The name of the
          first output file has aa appended, and so on
          lexicographically, up to zz (a maximum of 676 files).
          The output file cannot be longer than 12 characters.
          If no output filename is given, x is used, which is the
          default.

DESCRIPTION
     split reads from the specified file and writes it in the
     specified number of line pieces onto a set of output files.

EXAMPLES
     The command:

        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
          Executable file

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













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