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.th SPLIT I 1/15/73
.sh NAME
split \*- split a file into pieces
.sh SYNOPSIS
.bd split
[ file1 [ file2 ] ]
.sh DESCRIPTION
.it Split
reads file1 and writes
it in 1000-line pieces, as many as are necessary, onto
a set of output files.  The name of the first output
file is file2 with an `a' appended, and so on
through the alphabet and beyond.  If no output name is given,
`x' is default.
.s3
If no input file is given, or the first argument is `\*-',
then the standard input file is used.
.sh BUGS
Watch out for 14-character file names.
The number of lines per file should be
an argument.
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	2	.sh NAME
	3	split \*- split a file into pieces
	4	.sh SYNOPSIS
	5	.bd split
	6	[ file1 [ file2 ] ]
	7	.sh DESCRIPTION
	8	.it Split
	9	reads file1 and writes
	10	it in 1000-line pieces, as many as are necessary, onto
	11	a set of output files. The name of the first output
	12	file is file2 with an `a' appended, and so on
	13	through the alphabet and beyond. If no output name is given,
	14	`x' is default.
	15	.s3
	16	If no input file is given, or the first argument is `\*-',
	17	then the standard input file is used.
	18	.sh BUGS
	19	Watch out for 14-character file names.
	20	The number of lines per file should be
	21	an argument.