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.\"	@(#)split.1	6.1 (Berkeley) %G%
.\"
.TH SPLIT 1 ""
.AT 3
.SH NAME
split \- split a file into pieces
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B split
[
.B \-\fIn
]
[ file [ name ] ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Split
reads
.I file
and writes
it in
.IR n -line
pieces
(default 1000), as many as necessary,
onto
a set of output files.  The name of the first output
file is
.I name
with
.B aa
appended, and so on
lexicographically.
If no output name is given,
.B x
is default.
.PP
If no input file is given, or
if
.B \-
is given in its stead,
then the standard input file is used.
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53e3f77f	3	.TH SPLIT 1 ""
9da17885 KM	4	.AT 3
	5	.SH NAME
	6	split \- split a file into pieces
	7	.SH SYNOPSIS
	8	.B split
	9	[
	10	.B \-\fIn
	11	]
	12	[ file [ name ] ]
	13	.SH DESCRIPTION
	14	.I Split
	15	reads
	16	.I file
	17	and writes
	18	it in
	19	.IR n -line
	20	pieces
	21	(default 1000), as many as necessary,
	22	onto
	23	a set of output files. The name of the first output
	24	file is
	25	.I name
	26	with
	27	.B aa
	28	appended, and so on
	29	lexicographically.
	30	If no output name is given,
	31	.B x
	32	is default.
	33	.PP
	34	If no input file is given, or
	35	if
	36	.B \-
	37	is given in its stead,
	38	then the standard input file is used.