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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# split
> Split a file into pieces.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/split>.
- Split a file, each split having 10 lines (except the last split):
`split -l {{10}} {{path/to/file}}`
- Split a file into 5 files. File is split such that each split has same size (except the last split):
`split -n {{5}} {{path/to/file}}`
- Split a file with 512 bytes in each split (except the last split; use 512k for kilobytes and 512m for megabytes):
`split -b {{512}} {{path/to/file}}`
- Split a file with at most 512 bytes in each split without breaking lines:
`split -C {{512}} {{path/to/file}}`