split(1)                 USER COMMANDS                   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  lexi-
     cographically,  up to zz (a maximum of 676 files).  The max-
     imum length of name is 2 characters less  than  the  maximum
     filename  length allowed by the filesystem.  See statvfs(2).
     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).
     statvfs(2) in the Programmer's Reference Manual.


































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