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split

Splits files into pieces.

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Last updated: 2026-07-05 Report error

Syntax

$split [OPTIONS] [FILE] [PREFIX]

Examples

Examples

$split -b 1M largefile part_

Typical use cases

Split by size

split -b 1M largefile part_

Note For large files.

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