.TH SPLIT 1 sbase\-VERSION
.SH NAME
split \- split up a file
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B split
.RB [ \-d ]
.RB [ \-a 
.IR len ]
.RB [ \-b 
.RI [ bytes [k|m|g]]]
.RB [ \-l 
.RI [ lines ]]
.RI [ input 
.RI [ prefix ]]

.SH DESCRIPTION
.B split
Reads a file, splitting it into smaller files, every 
.IR bytes
bytes
or
.IR lines
lines. If
.B split
runs out of filenames before all the data can be written, it stops at the
last valid filename, leaving all the written data on the disk. 

The 
.IR b
and
.IR l
flags are mutually exclusive. Only the last one specified will be obeyed.

.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-d
Use decimal suffixes rather than alphabetical.

.TP
.B \-a "len"
Set the suffix length to 
.IR len
characters long.

.TP
.B \-b [bytes[k|m|g]]
Start a new file every 
.IR bytes
bytes. The units k, m, and g are case insensitive, and powers of 2, not 10.

.TP
.B \-l [lines]
Start a new file every 
.IR lines
lines.

.SH SEE ALSO
.IR cat (1)