split

Split a file into pieces.

• Split a file, each split having 10 lines (except the last split):

split -l {10} {filename}

• Split a file into 5 files. File is split such that each split has same size (except the last split):

split -n {5} {filename}

• Split a file with 512 bytes in each split (except the last split; use 512k for kilobytes and 512m for megabytes):

split -b {512} {filename}

• Split a file with at most 512 bytes in each split without breaking lines:

split -C {512} {filename}

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