51 lines
976 B
Groff
51 lines
976 B
Groff
.\" @(#)split.1 1.1 94/10/31 SMI;
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.TH SPLIT 1 "9 September 1987"
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.SH NAME
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split \- split a file into pieces
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B split
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[
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.BI \- number
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] [
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.I infile
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[
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.I outfile
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] ]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.IX "split command" "" "\fLsplit\fP \(em split file into pieces"
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.IX file "split into pieces" "" "split into pieces \(em \fLsplit\fP"
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.IX "text processing utilities" split "" "\fLsplit\fP \(em split file into pieces"
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.B split
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reads
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.I infile
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and writes it in
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.IR number -line
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pieces (default 1000) onto a set of output files (as many files as
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necessary). The name of the first output file is
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.I outfile
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with
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.B aa
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appended, the second file is
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.IB outfile \|ab ,
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and so on lexicographically.
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.LP
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If no
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.I outfile
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is given,
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.B x
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is used
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as default (output files will be called
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.BR xaa ,
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.BR xab ,
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etc.).
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.LP
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If no
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.I infile
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is given, or if
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.RB ` \- '
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is given in its stead, then the standard input file is used.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.TP
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.BI \- number
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Number of lines in each piece.
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