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SPLIT(1)		    General Commands Manual		      SPLIT(1)

NAME
       split - split a file into pieces

SYNOPSIS
       split [ option ...  ] [ file ]

DESCRIPTION
       Split reads file	(standard input	by default) and	writes it in pieces of
       1000  lines  per	 output	 file.	The names of the output	files are xaa,
       xab, and	so on to xzz.  The options are

       -n n   Split into n-line	pieces.

       -l n   Synonym for -n n,	a nod to Unix's	syntax.

       -e expression
	      File divisions occur at each line	that matches a regular expres-
	      sion; see	regexp((7)).  Multiple -e options may  appear.	 If  a
	      subexpression  of	 expression is contained in parentheses	(...),
	      the output file name is the portion of the  line	which  matches
	      the subexpression.

       -f stem
	      Use stem instead of x in output file names.

       -s suffix
	      Append suffix to names identified	under -e.

       -x     Exclude the matched input	line from the output file.

       -i     Ignore case in option -e;	force output file names	(excluding the
	      suffix) to lower case.

SOURCE
       /src/cmd/split.c

SEE ALSO
       sed(1), awk((1)), grep((1)), regexp((7))

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