Name

split - split a file into pieces

Synopsis

split [OPTION] [INPUT [PREFIX]]

Description

Output fixed-size pieces of INPUT to PREFIXaa, PREFIXab, ...; default size is 1000 lines, and default PREFIX is ‘x’. With no INPUT, or when INPUT is -, read standard input.

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

-a, --suffix-length=N

use suffixes of length N (default 2)

-b, --bytes=SIZE

put SIZE bytes per output file

-C, --line-bytes=SIZE

put at most SIZE bytes of lines per output file

-d, --numeric-suffixes

use numeric suffixes instead of alphabetic

-l, --lines=NUMBER

put NUMBER lines per output file

--verbose

print a diagnostic to standard error just before each output file is opened

--help display this help and exit

--version

output version information and exit

SIZE may have a multiplier suffix: b for 512, k for 1K, m for 1 Meg.

Author

Written by Torbjorn Granlund and Richard M. Stallman.

Reporting Bugs

Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

Copyright

Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

See Also

The full documentation for split is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and split programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info split

should give you access to the complete manual.

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