SPLIT (1) manpage
NAME split - split a file into pieces
SYNOPSIS split [OPTION ] [ INPUT [ PREFIX ]]
DESCRIPTION
Output fixed-size pieces of INPUT to PREFIXaa, PREFIXab, ...; 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>.
COPYRIGHT Copyright © 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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
should give you access to the complete manual.
