split(1)                       DG/UX R4.11MU05                      split(1)


NAME
       split - split a file into pieces

SYNOPSIS
       split [ -n ] [file [name] ]

DESCRIPTION
       Split reads file and writes it in n-line pieces (default 1000 lines)
       onto a set of output files.  The name of the first output file is
       name with aa appended; the name of the last possible file is zz (a
       maximum of 676 files).  name cannot be longer than 252 characters.
       If no output name is given, x is the default.

       If no input file is given, or if - is given instead, then the
       standard input file is used.


EXAMPLES
       $ split -4 longfile longfile

       The split command takes the file longfile and splits it into files 4
       lines long.  The new files will be named longfileaa, longfileab, and
       so on to longfilezz, if needed.  If no output name were specified,
       the names would default to xaa, xab, and so on.

SEE ALSO
       bfs(1), csplit(1).


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