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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Splitting a file into several smaller files using perl Post 302616109 by Corona688 on Friday 30th of March 2012 01:50:16 PM
Old 03-30-2012
There was a minor error in my code which caused the MAXLINES variable to be a string and not a number.

Unfortunately, your input data was so perfectly matched to my bug that it worked anyway, so I didn't notice! Smilie

All your code needs is two keystrokes +0. I'd also add a bit of error checking.

Code:
#!/bin/sh

if [ "$#" -lt 5 ] || [ ! -f "$1" ] || [ ! -d "$3" ]
then
        echo "usage:  $0 inputfile numfiles opdir fileext region" >&2
        exit 1
fi

awk -v NFILES="$2" -v FNAME="$3/$5_%d.$4" '
        # Do not print the first file -- just count lines
        NR==FNR { next }

        # First line of the second read through the file.
        FNR==1 {        HEADER=$0
                        MAXLINES=sprintf("%d", (NR-1)/NFILES)+0;
                        LINES=MAXLINES
                        next    }

        # skip to the next file and print header if exceeded maxlines
        (LINES >= MAXLINES) {
                        LINES=0;        FILE++;
                        print HEADER > sprintf(FNAME,FILE);     }

        # Print all lines into the current file
        { print > sprintf(FNAME, FILE); LINES++ }

# Yes, we give awk the same file twice.  On the first read, it just counts
# lines.  On the second, it decides which lines go into what file.
' "$1" "$1"

This time I tested it all-out, making files with 150,000 lines, 100,009 lines, etc, etc. It splits as you wanted.
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split(1)						      General Commands Manual							  split(1)

NAME
split - split a file into pieces SYNOPSIS
line_count] suffix_length] [file [name]] nsuffix_length] [file [name]] Obsolescent n] [file [name]] DESCRIPTION
reads file and writes it in pieces (default 1000 lines) onto a set of output files. The name of the first output file is name with appended, and so on lexicographically, up to (only ASCII letters are used, a maximum of 676 files). If no output name is given, is the default. If no input file is given, or if is given instead, the standard input file is used. Options recognizes the following command-line options and arguments: The input file is split into pieces line_count lines in size. suffix_length letters are used to form the suffix of the output filenames. This option allows creation of more than 676 output files. The output file names created cannot exceed the maximum file name length allowed in the directory containing the files. The input file is split into pieces n bytes in size. The input file is split into pieces n x 1024 bytes in size. No space separates the n from the The input file is split into pieces n x 1048576 bytes in size. No space separates the n from the The input file is split into pieces n lines in size. This option is obsolescent and is equivalent to using the option. EXTERNAL INFLUENCES
Environment Variables determines the locale for the interpretation of text as single- and/or multi-byte characters. determines the language in which messages are displayed. If or is not specified in the environment or is set to the empty string, the value of is used as a default for each unspecified or empty variable. If is not specified or is set to the empty string, a default of "C" (see lang(5)) is used instead of If any internationalization variable contains an invalid setting, behaves as if all internationalization variables are set to "C". See environ(5). International Code Set Support Single- and multi-byte character code sets are supported. SEE ALSO
csplit(1). STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
split(1)
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