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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  512,  kB  1000,  K 1024, MB
       1000*1000, M 1024*1024, GB 1000*1000*1000, G 1024*1024*1024, and so  on
       for T, P, E, Z, Y.

 

AUTHOR


       Written by Torbjorn Granlund and Richard M. Stallman.

 

REPORTING BUGS


       Report bugs to .

 

COPYRIGHT


       Copyright  (C) 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU
       GPL version 3 or later 
       This is free software: you are free  to  change  and  redistribute  it.
       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.



GNU coreutils 6.9.92.4-f088d-dirtJanuary 2008                         SPLIT(1)