NAME
split - split a file into pieces
SYNOPSIS
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 | |
-l, --lines=NUMBER | |
put NUMBER lines per output file | |
--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.org GNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/> General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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' | |