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<H1>split(1)</H1>
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<H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
split - split a large file into several smaller files
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
<STRONG>split</STRONG> [<STRONG>-</STRONG><EM>n</EM>] [<EM>file</EM> [<EM>prefix</EM>]]
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<H2>OPTIONS</H2><PRE>
<STRONG>-</STRONG><EM>n</EM> Number of lines per piece (default: 1000)
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<H2>EXAMPLES</H2><PRE>
<STRONG>split</STRONG> <STRONG>-200</STRONG> <STRONG>file</STRONG> # Split <EM>file</EM> into pieces of 200 lines each
<STRONG>split</STRONG> <STRONG>file</STRONG> <STRONG>z</STRONG> # Split <EM>file</EM> into <EM>zaa</EM>, <EM>zab</EM>, etc.
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
<EM>Split</EM> reads <EM>file</EM> and writes it out in <EM>n</EM>-line pieces. By default, the
pieces are called <EM>xaa</EM>, <EM>xab</EM>, etc. The optional second argument can be
used to provide an alternative prefix for the output file names.
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
<STRONG><A HREF="../man1/cat.1.html">cat(1)</A></STRONG>.
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