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+.\"    @(#)split.1     4.1 (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.