🖥️split

➡️This is a command-line reference manual for commands and command combinations that you don’t use often enough to remember it. This cheatsheet explains the split command with important options and switches using examples.

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# To split a large text file into smaller files of 1000 lines each:
split file.txt -l 1000

# To split a large binary file into smaller files of 10M each:
split file.txt -b 10M

# To consolidate split files into a single file:
cat x* > file.txt

#==============================#
## CMD SPLIT 
##==============================##==============================#

split -l 500 largefile splitfile- 
# Split a file into 500 line files called splitfile-xaa, splitfile-xab, etc. Useful for variety of things. Especially when some system doesn't allow more than X number of lines of input at a time.

split -b 1G verylargefile split
# Split a file called largefile into 1 gigabyte pieces called split-xaa, split-xab, split-xac ...

split -b1m binaryfile
# Split a binary file into megabyte chucks

split --lines=50 foo.txt
# Split a text file into files with 50 lines each

split -b 1G verylargefile split
# Split a file called largefile into 1 gigabyte pieces called split-xaa, split-xab, split-xac ...

split -b1m FILE
# split a binary file into megabyte 

csplit sections .txt '/^$/' {*}
# Split a file into multiple using an empty line as the split point. {*} means do this until the end.

split --lines=50 foo.txt
# Split a text file into files with 50 lines each

#==============================##==============================#
# CMD SPLIT						       #
#==============================##==============================#

Cheatsheets are an excellent complement to other information sources like Linux man-pages, Linux help, or How-To’s and tutorials, as they provide compact and easily accessible information. While man-pages and detailed tutorials often contain comprehensive explanations and extensive guides, cheatsheets summarize the most important options forthe command split in a clear format. This allows users to quickly access the needed information for split without having to sift through lengthy texts. Especially in stressful situations or for recurring tasks, cheatsheets for split are a valuable resource to work efficiently and purposefully.

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