SPLIT(1)                 DOMAIN/IX SYS5                  SPLIT(1)



NAME
     split - split a file into pieces

USAGE
     split [ -n ] [ file [ name ] ]

DESCRIPTION
     Split reads file and writes it in n-line pieces (the default
     is 1000 lines) onto a set of output files.  The name of the
     first output file is name with aa appended.  The names of
     subsequent files also have two characters appended, up to
     and including zz.  The total number of output files cannot
     exceed 676.

     Name cannot be longer than 12 characters.  If you specify no
     output name, x is the default filename.

     If you do not indicate an input file, or if you specify a
     dash (-) instead, split uses the standard input.

RELATED INFORMATION
     bfs(1), csplit(1).































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