SPLIT

split − split a file into pieces

split [OPTION]... [INPUT [PREFIX]]

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

SIZE may be (or may be an integer optionally followed by) one of following: KB 1000, K 1024, MB 1000*1000, M 1024*1024, and so on for G, T, P, E, Z, Y.

Written by Torbjorn Granlund and Richard M. Stallman.

Report split bugs to bug−coreutils@gnu.org
GNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
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Copyright © 2010 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.

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'

should give you access to the complete manual.