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diff --git a/util/sbase/split.1 b/util/sbase/split.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..63b3b521 --- /dev/null +++ b/util/sbase/split.1 @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +.Dd October 8, 2015 +.Dt SPLIT 1 +.Os sbase +.Sh NAME +.Nm split +.Nd split up a file +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Nm +.Op Fl a Ar num +.Op Fl b Ar num[k|m|g] | Fl l Ar num +.Op Fl d +.Op Ar file Op Ar prefix +.Sh DESCRIPTION +.Nm +splits +.Ar file +into files with 1000 lines each, named with +.Ar prefix +"x" followed by 2-digit alphabetical count suffixes. +If +.Nm +runs out of suffixes, it stops after the last valid filename. +.Sh OPTIONS +.Bl -tag -width Ds +.It Fl a Ar num +Set suffix length to +.Ar num +characters. +The default is 2. +.It Fl b Ar num[k|m|g] | Fl l Ar num +Start a new file every +.Ar num +bytes | lines. +The units k, m, and g are case insensitive and powers of 2, not 10. +The default is 1000 lines. +.It Fl d +Use decimal rather than alphabetical suffixes. +.El +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr cat 1 +.Sh STANDARDS +POSIX.1-2013. +.Pp +The +.Op Fl d +flag and g unit are an extension to that specification. |