split(C)
split --
split a file into pieces
Syntax
split [ -l line_count ]
[ -a suffix_length ] [ file
[ name ] ]
split [ -b n[k|m] ]
[ -a suffix_length ] [ file
[ name ] ]
split [ -line_count ]
[ -a suffix_length ] [ file
[ name ] ]
Description
The split command reads file and writes it in as
many n-line pieces as necessary (default 1000), onto a set
of output files. The name of the first output file is name
with aa appended, and so on lexicographically. If no
output name is given, x is default.
The following options are recognized:
-l line_count
-line_count-
Specifies the number of lines in the resulting file.
-a suffix_length-
Specifies that suffix_length letters are to be used to
form the suffix portion of the filenames of the split files.
-b n-
Specifies that the file is to be split into n byte
pieces.
-b nk-
Specifies that the file is to be split into n kilobyte
pieces.
-b nm-
Specifies that the file is to be split into n megabyte
pieces.
If no input file is given, or if a dash (-) is given instead, the
standard input file is used.
Exit values
split returns 0 on success, 1 on failure.
Examples
Split the file testfile (124 lines long) into
fileaa, fileab, and fileac (50, 50,
and 24 lines long respectively):
split -l 50 testfile file
See also
bfs(C),
csplit(C)
Standards conformance
split is conformant with:
ISO/IEC DIS 9945
2:1992, Information technology Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) Part 2: Shell and Utilities (IEEE Std 1003.21992);
AT&T SVID Issue 2;
X/Open CAE Specification, Commands and Utilities, Issue 4, 1992.
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