Split a file into several smaller files.
split [options]
[
prefix
-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.
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.