Manual page for SPLIT(1)
split - split a file into pieces
SYNOPSIS
split
[
-number
] [
infile
[
outfile
] ]
DESCRIPTION
split
reads
infile
and writes it in
number-line
pieces (default 1000) onto a set of output files (as many files as
necessary). The name of the first output file is
outfile
with
aa
appended, the second file is
outfileab,
and so on lexicographically.
If no
outfile
is given,
x
is used
as default (output files will be called
xaa,
xab,
etc.).
If no
infile
is given, or if
`-'
is given in its stead, then the standard input file is used.
OPTIONS
- -number
-
Number of lines in each piece.
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Last modified 11/5/97
