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1.TH SPLIT 1
2.SH NAME
3split \- split a large file into several smaller files
4.SH SYNOPSIS
5\fBsplit\fR [\fB\-\fIn\fR]\fR [\fIfile \fR[\fIprefix\fR]\fR]\fR
6.br
7.de FL
8.TP
9\\fB\\$1\\fR
10\\$2
11..
12.de EX
13.TP 20
14\\fB\\$1\\fR
15# \\$2
16..
17.SH OPTIONS
18.FL "\-\fIn\fP" "Number of lines per piece (default: 1000)"
19.SH EXAMPLES
20.EX "split \-200 file" "Split \fIfile\fP into pieces of 200 lines each"
21.EX "split file z" "Split \fIfile\fP into \fIzaa\fP, \fIzab\fP, etc."
22.SH DESCRIPTION
23.PP
24.I Split
25reads \fIfile\fP and writes it out in \fIn\fP-line pieces.
26By default, the pieces are called \fIxaa\fP, \fIxab\fP, etc.
27The optional second argument can be used to provide an alternative
28prefix for the output file names.
29.SH "SEE ALSO"
30.BR cat (1).
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