bsplit(1)                           CLIX                           bsplit(1)



  NAME

    bsplit - Splits a file into pieces

  SYNOPSIS

    bsplit [-p prefix] [-s suffix] [-b bytes] [-v] file

  FLAGS

    -b bytes
           Specifies the number of bytes for each output file.  The default
           value is 512000 bytes.

    -p prefix
           Specifies the prefix to be used for each piece.  The default value
           is part.

    -s suffix
           Specifies the suffix to be used for each piece.  The default is no
           suffix.

    -v     Sets verbose mode.

  DESCRIPTION

    The bsplit command reads file, and writes it in n-byte pieces (default
    512000 bytes) onto a set of output files.  The name of the first output
    file is part with 00 appended, and so on lexicographically, up to 99 (a
    maximum of 100 files).  The prefix argument cannot be longer than 12
    characters with no suffix defined.  If no prefix is given, part is the
    default.

    If no input file is given, or if - is given in its stead, then stdin is
    used.

    The output filenames are of the form [prefix]NN[suffix], where NN is the
    sequence number (00, 01, an so on).  Keying in the cat prefix* command
    reconstructs the original file.

  EXAMPLES

    This example takes the /usr/adm/accounting.dat and splits it into several
    4000-byte files.  Each file begins with the prefix acct:

    bsplit -p acct -b 400 /usr/adm/accounting.dat


  DIAGNOSTICS

    cannot open input



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  bsplit(1)                           CLIX                           bsplit(1)



           The bsplit command is unable to access the input file.

    too many output files
           More than 100 files are needed to split the input file at the
           specified byte size.

  EXIT VALUES

    The bsplit command exits with a non-zero value when it fails.

  RELATED INFORMATION

    Commands:  split(1)









































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