split(1)

NAME

split − split a file into pieces

SYNOPSIS

split [ −n ] [ filename [ name ] ]

AVAILABILITY

SUNWesu

DESCRIPTION

split reads filename and writes it in n-line pieces into a set of output-files. The name of the first output-file is name with aa appended, and so on lexicographically, up to zz (a maximum of 676 files). The maximum length of name is 2 characters less than the maximum filename length allowed by the filesystem. See statvfs(2). If no output name is given, x is used as the default (output-files will be called xaa, xab, and so forth).

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

OPTIONS

−n Number of lines in each piece. Defaults to 1000 lines.

ENVIRONMENT

If any of the LC_∗ variables ( LC_CTYPE, LC_MESSAGES, LC_TIME, LC_COLLATE, LC_NUMERIC, and LC_MONETARY ) (see environ(5)) are not set in the environment, the operational behavior of split for each corresponding locale category is determined by the value of the LANG environment variable. If LC_ALL is set, its contents are used to override both the LANG and the other LC_∗ variables. If none of the above variables is set in the environment, the "C" (U.S. style) locale determines how split behaves.

LC_CTYPE
Determines how split handles characters. When LC_CTYPE is set to a valid value, split can display and handle text and filenames containing valid characters for that locale. split can display and handle Extended Unix Code (EUC) characters where any individual character can be 1, 2, or 3 bytes wide. split can also handle EUC characters of 1, 2, or more column widths. In the "C" locale, only characters from ISO 8859-1 are valid.

LC_MESSAGES
Determines how diagnostic and informative messages are presented. This includes the language and style of the messages, and the correct form of affirmative and negative responses. In the "C" locale, the messages are presented in the default form found in the program itself (in most cases, U.S. English).

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