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split ? split a file into pieces |
split [OPTION] [INPUT [PREFIX]] |
Output fixed-size pieces of INPUT to PREFIXaa, PREFIXab, ...; default PREFIX is ‘x’. With no INPUT, or when INPUT is -, read standard input. |
?b, ??bytes=SIZE |
put SIZE bytes per output file |
?C, ??line?bytes=SIZE |
put at most SIZE bytes of lines per output file |
?l, ??lines=NUMBER |
put NUMBER lines per output file |
?NUMBER |
same as ?l NUMBER |
??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. |
Written by Torbjorn Granlund and Richard M. Stallman. |
Report bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>. |
Copyright © 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
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. |