split: Split a file into pieces

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Output fixed-size pieces of INPUT to PREFIXaa, PREFIXab, ...; default size is 1000 lines, and default PREFIX is 'x'. With no INPUT, or when INPUT is -, read standard input.

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

-a, --suffix-length=N: generate suffixes of length N (default 2)
--additional-suffix=SUFFIX: append an additional SUFFIX to file names
-b, --bytes=SIZE: put SIZE bytes per output file
-C, --line-bytes=SIZE: put at most SIZE bytes of lines per output file
-d, --numeric-suffixes[=FROM]: use numeric suffixes instead of alphabetic; FROM changes the start value (default 0)
-e, --elide-empty-files: do not generate empty output files with '-n'
--filter=COMMAND: write to shell COMMAND; file name is $FILE
-l, --lines=NUMBER: put NUMBER lines per output file
-n, --number=CHUNKS: generate CHUNKS output files; see explanation below
-u, --unbuffered: immediately copy input to output with '-n r/...'
--verbose: print a diagnostic just before each output file is opened
--help: display this help and exit
--version: output version information and exit

The SIZE argument is an integer and optional unit (example: 10K is 10*1024). Units are K,M,G,T,P,E,Z,Y (powers of 1024) or KB,MB,... (powers of 1000).

CHUNKS may be: N split into N files based on size of input K/N output Kth of N to stdout l/N split into N files without splitting lines l/K/N output Kth of N to stdout without splitting lines r/N like 'l' but use round robin distribution r/K/N likewise but only output Kth of N to stdout

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