SPLIT(1) (Directory and File Management Utilities) 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.
SEE ALSO
bfs(1), csplit(1).
Page 1 May 1989