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}} {{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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