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NAME
       split - split a file into pieces

SYNOPSIS
       split [OPTION] [INPUT [PREFIX]]

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

       Mandatory  arguments  to	 long options are mandatory for short options
       too.

       -a, --suffix-length=N
	      use suffixes of length N (default 2)

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

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

       -d, --numeric-suffixes
	      use numeric suffixes instead of alphabetic

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

       --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
       Written by Torbjorn Granlund and Richard M. Stallman.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to .

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2004 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 PARTICU-
       LAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
       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 coreutils split

       should give you access to the complete manual.



split (coreutils) 5.2.1		 August 2006			     SPLIT(1)

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