split(1)                   DG/UX 4.30                    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; the name of the
          last is zz (a maximum of 676 files).  Name cannot be longer
          than 252 characters.  If no output name is given, x is the
          default.

          If no input file is given, or if - is given instead, then
          the standard input file is used.


     EXAMPLES
          $ split -4 longfile longfile

          The split command takes the file "longfile" and splits it
          into files 4 lines long.  The new files will be named
          longfileaa, longfileab, and so on to longfilezz, if needed.
          If no output name were specified, the names would default to
          xaa, xab, and so on.

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


























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