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split

Purpose

Split a file into several smaller files.

Syntax

split [options]

file

[

prefix

]

Options

-l

n (where

n is a number) puts

n lines in each file.

-

n (where

n is a number) puts

n lines in each file.

-b

n

k (where

n is a number) splits the file every

n kilobytes.

-c

n

k (where

n is a number) puts as many lines as possible in a split file without exceeding

n kilobytes per file.

Description

The

split command breaks up a large file into smaller files. By default,

split puts 1,000 lines into each file. The files are named by groups of letters such as

aa ,

ab ,

ac , and so on. You can specify a prefix for the filenames. For example, to split a large archive into smaller files that fit into several high-density, 3.5-inch diskettes, use

split as follows:

split -C 1440k bigfile.tar disk.

This creates files named

disk.aa ,

disk.ab , and so on.