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# 8  
Old 06-21-2012
OK, try:
Code:
awk '!((NR-1)%2500){close(f); f="f" i++}{print>f}' i=1 main_file

Last edited by Scrutinizer; 06-21-2012 at 08:24 AM..
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# 9  
Old 06-21-2012
Thanks Scrutinizer
it worked Smilie
# 10  
Old 06-21-2012
By the way, is your file an ascii text file or does it contain some binary or raw datas?
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Old 06-22-2012
Its ascii text file.
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