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version 1.4, 1999/06/05 01:21:41

version 1.5, 2000/03/11 21:40:03

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.Op Ar file Op Ar name

.Sh DESCRIPTION

The

.Nm split

.Nm

utility reads the given

.Ar file

(or standard input if no file is specified)

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.Ar byte_count

bytes in length.

.Dq Li k

.Sq k

is appended to the number, the file is split into

.Ar byte_count

kilobyte pieces.

.Dq Li m

.Sq m

is appended to the number, the file is split into

.Ar byte_count

megabyte pieces.

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for the names of the files into which the file is split.

In this case, each file into which the file is split is named by the

prefix followed by a lexically ordered suffix in the range of

.Dq Li aa-zz .

.Dq aa-zz .

.Pp

If the

.Ar name

argument is not specified, the file is split into lexically ordered

files named in the range of

.Dq Li xaa-zzz .

.Dq xaa-zzz .

.Sh BUGS

For historical reasons, if you specify

.Ar name ,

.Nm split

.Nm

can only create 676 separate

files.

The default naming convention allows 2028 separate files.

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.Xr re_format 7 .

.Sh HISTORY

.Nm split

.Nm

command appeared in

.At v6 .