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59 lines
930 B
Groff
59 lines
930 B
Groff
.TH SPLIT 1 sbase\-VERSION
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.SH NAME
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split \- split up a file
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B split
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.RB [ \-d ]
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.RB [ \-a
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.IR len ]
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.RB [ \-b
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.RI [ bytes [k|m|g]]]
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.RB [ \-l
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.RI [ lines ]]
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.RI [ input
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.RI [ prefix ]]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B split
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Reads a file, splitting it into smaller files, every
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.IR bytes
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bytes
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or
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.IR lines
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lines. If
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.B split
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runs out of filenames before all the data can be written, it stops at the
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last valid filename, leaving all the written data on the disk.
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The
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.IR b
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and
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.IR l
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flags are mutually exclusive. Only the last one specified will be obeyed.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.TP
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.B \-d
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Use decimal suffixes rather than alphabetical.
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.TP
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.B \-a "len"
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Set the suffix length to
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.IR len
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characters long.
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.TP
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.B \-b [bytes[k|m|g]]
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Start a new file every
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.IR bytes
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bytes. The units k, m, and g are case insensitive, and powers of 2, not 10.
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.TP
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.B \-l [lines]
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Start a new file every
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.IR lines
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lines.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.IR cat (1)
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