split.1

unix v7是最后一个广泛发布的研究型UNIX版本

.TH SPLIT 1 
.SH NAME
split \- split a file into pieces
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B split
[
.B \-\fIn
]
[ file [ name ] ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Split
reads
.I file
and writes
it in
.IR n -line
pieces
(default 1000), as many as necessary,
onto
a set of output files.  The name of the first output
file is
.I name
with
.B aa
appended, and so on
lexicographically.
If no output name is given,
.B x
is default.
.PP
If no input file is given, or
if
.B \-
is given in its stead,
then the standard input file is used.