SYNOPSIS

       split [-b bytes[k|m] | -l lines | -lines] [-a suffixlength]
              [file [name]]

DESCRIPTION

       Split reads file and writes it in 1000-line pieces as  many  as  neces-
       sary, onto a set of output files.  The name of the first output file is
       name with aa appended, and so on lexicographically.  If no output  name
       is given, x is default.

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

       The following options (all of them introduced by POSIX.2) are accepted:

       -a suffixlength Use  suffixlength  characters  for the appended part of
                       the output file name different for each file instead of
                       2  (using  a  suffixlength of 3 will create files named
                       xaaa-xzzz, and so forth).

       -b n[k|m]       Split the file in pieces of n bytes each.  If k is  ap-
                       pended,  n is taken in kilobyte (1024-byte) units; with
                       m, in megabyte units.

       -l n            Split the file in pieces of n lines each.

SEE ALSO

       csplit(1)



Heirloom Toolchest                  12/6/04                           SPLIT(1)