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SPLIT(1)                     BSD Reference Manual                     SPLIT(1)

NNAAMMEE
     sspplliitt - split a file into pieces

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
     sspplliitt [--_n] [--bb _b_y_t_e_s] [_f_i_l_e [_n_a_m_e]]

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
     The sspplliitt utility reads the given _f_i_l_e and splits it up in to smaller
     files.

     Available options:

     --_l_i_n_e_s     Create files of length --_n lines long.

     --bb _b_y_t_e_s   Create files of length _b_y_t_e_s. If no output file length is
                specified, the file size will default to a lenght of 1000
                lines.

     Available operands:

     --     Read from the standard input.

     _f_i_l_e  A pathname specifying the _f_i_l_e to be split.  If no _f_i_l_e operand is
           given, sspplliitt reads from the standard input.

     _n_a_m_e  If the _n_a_m_e operand is given, the output files will begin with the
           prefix _n_a_m_e and each sequential portion of the split file receives
           a lexically ordered suffix in the range of [_a_a_-_z_z]. If the operand
           _n_a_m_e is not specified, the default prefix of _x is be used.

BBUUGGSS
     If you provide _n_a_m_e, sspplliitt can only create 676 separate files.  The de-
     fault naming convention allows 2028 separate files.

HHIISSTTOORRYY
     A sspplliitt command appeared in Version 6 AT&T UNIX.

4.4BSD                           June 6, 1993                                1