NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       split - split a file into pieces

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       split [OPTION] [INPUT [PREFIX]]

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       Output  fixed-size  pieces of INPUT to PREFIXaa, PREFIXab, ...; default
       PREFIX is `x'.  With no INPUT, or when INPUT is -, read standard input.

       -b, --bytes=SIZE
	      put SIZE bytes per output file

       -C, --line-bytes=SIZE
	      put at most SIZE bytes of lines per output file

       -l, --lines=NUMBER
	      put NUMBER lines per output file

       -NUMBER
	      same as -l NUMBER

       --verbose
	      print  a	diagnostic  to	standard error just before each output
	      file is opened

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
	      output version information and exit

       SIZE may have a multiplier suffix: b for 512, k for 1K, m for 1 Meg.

AUTHOR    [Toc]    [Back]

       Written by Torbjorn Granlund and Richard M. Stallman.

REPORTING BUGS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Report bugs to <[email protected]>.

COPYRIGHT    [Toc]    [Back]

       Copyright (C) 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is
       NO  warranty;  not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
       PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       The full documentation for split is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If
       the  info  and  split programs are properly installed at your site, the
       command

	      info split

       should give you access to the complete manual.



GNU textutils 2.0		   July 2001			      SPLIT(1)