minix man page for split

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SPLIT(1)						      General Commands Manual							  SPLIT(1)

NAME
split - split a large file into several smaller files
SYNOPSIS
split [-n] [file [prefix]]
OPTIONS
-n Number of lines per piece (default: 1000)
EXAMPLES
split -200 file # Split file into pieces of 200 lines each split file z # Split file into zaa, zab, etc.
DESCRIPTION
Split reads file and writes it out in n-line pieces. By default, the pieces are called xaa, xab, etc. The optional second argument can be used to provide an alternative prefix for the output file names.
SEE ALSO
cat(1). SPLIT(1)
Related Man Pages
split(1) - opensolaris
split(1) - linux
split(1) - debian
split(1) - plan9
split(1) - netbsd
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