Name

split — split a file into pieces

Synopsis

split [OPTION] [ INPUT [PREFIX] ]

DESCRIPTION

Output fixed−size pieces of INPUT to PREFIXaa, PREFIXab, ...; default size is 1000 lines, and default PREFIX is `x'. With no INPUT, or when INPUT is −, read standard input.

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

−a, −−suffix−length=N

use suffixes of length N (default 2)

−b, −−bytes=SIZE

put SIZE bytes per output file

−C, −−line−bytes=SIZE

put at most SIZE bytes of lines per output file

−d, −−numeric−suffixes

use numeric suffixes instead of alphabetic

−l, −−lines=NUMBER

put NUMBER lines per output file

−−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.

AUTHOR

Written by Torbjorn Granlund and Richard M. Stallman.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug−coreutils@gnu.org>.

SEE ALSO

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.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.