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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 <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This is free software; see the source for copying condi-
       tions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABIL-
       ITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
       The full documentation for split is maintained as a Tex-
       info  manual.   If the info and split programs are prop-
       erly installed at your site, the command

              info split

       should give you access to the complete manual.



split 5.3.0              December 2004                 SPLIT(1)
