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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 expression;
	    see  regexp((7)).	Multiple -e options may appear.  If a subexpres-
	    sion of expression is contained in	parentheses  (...),  the  output
	    file  name	is  the portion of the line which matches the subexpres-
	    sion.

     -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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