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.TH SPLIT 1 "November 20, 1986"
.AT 3
.SH NAME
split \- split a file into pieces
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBsplit\fP [ -\fBn\fP ] [ -\fBb\fP byte_cnt ] [ file [ name ] ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fISplit\fP reads \fIfile\fP and writes it in
.IR n -line
pieces or in \fIbyte_cnt\fP byte pieces to a set of output
files.  The default is in 1000 line pieces.  The name of the
first output file is \fIname\fP with "aa" appended, and so
on, lexicographically, to "zz".  If no output name is given,
"x" is the default, in which case \fIsplit\fP will create
files from "xaa" to "zzz".
.PP
If no input file is given, or if \fB-\fP is given in its stead, then
the standard input file is used.
.SH BUGS
If you provide \fIname\fP, \fIsplit\fP can only create 676 separate
files.  The default naming convention allows 2028 separate files.
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ca67e7b4	3	.TH SPLIT 1 "November 20, 1986"
9da17885 KM	4	.AT 3
	5	.SH NAME
	6	split \- split a file into pieces
	7	.SH SYNOPSIS
460f3462	8	\fBsplit\fP [ -\fBn\fP ] [ -\fBb\fP byte_cnt ] [ file [ name ] ]
9da17885	9	.SH DESCRIPTION
460f3462	10	\fISplit\fP reads \fIfile\fP and writes it in
9da17885	11	.IR n -line
460f3462 KB	12	pieces or in \fIbyte_cnt\fP byte pieces to a set of output
	13	files. The default is in 1000 line pieces. The name of the
	14	first output file is \fIname\fP with "aa" appended, and so
	15	on, lexicographically, to "zz". If no output name is given,
	16	"x" is the default, in which case \fIsplit\fP will create
	17	files from "xaa" to "zzz".
9da17885	18	.PP
460f3462 KB	19	If no input file is given, or if \fB-\fP is given in its stead, then
	20	the standard input file is used.
	21	.SH BUGS
	22	If you provide \fIname\fP, \fIsplit\fP can only create 676 separate
	23	files. The default naming convention allows 2028 separate files.