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SPLIT(1) | User Commands | SPLIT(1) |
NAME¶
split - split a file into piecesSYNOPSIS¶
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
- -e, --elide-empty-files
- do not generate empty output files with `-n'
- --filter=COMMAND
- write to shell COMMAND; file name is $FILE
- -l, --lines=NUMBER
- put NUMBER lines per output file
- -n, --number=CHUNKS
- generate CHUNKS output files. See below
- -u, --unbuffered
- immediately copy input to output with `-n r/...'
- --verbose
- print a diagnostic just before each output file is opened
- --help
- display this help and exit
- --version
- output version information and exit
AUTHOR¶
Written by Torbjorn Granlund and Richard M. Stallman.REPORTING BUGS¶
Report split bugs to bug-coreutils@gnu.orgCOPYRIGHT¶
Copyright © 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.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 coreutils 'split invocation'
September 2011 | GNU coreutils 8.12.197-032bb |