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.TH SPLIT 1 
.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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e6817382 BJ	1	.TH SPLIT 1
	2	.SH NAME
	3	split \- split a file into pieces
	4	.SH SYNOPSIS
	5	.B split
	6	[
	7	.B \-\fIn
	8	]
	9	[ file [ name ] ]
	10	.SH DESCRIPTION
	11	.I Split
	12	reads
	13	.I file
	14	and writes
	15	it in
	16	.IR n -line
	17	pieces
	18	(default 1000), as many as necessary,
	19	onto
	20	a set of output files. The name of the first output
	21	file is
	22	.I name
	23	with
	24	.B aa
	25	appended, and so on
	26	lexicographically.
	27	If no output name is given,
	28	.B x
	29	is default.
	30	.PP
	31	If no input file is given, or
	32	if
	33	.B \-
	34	is given in its stead,
	35	then the standard input file is used.