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+# split
+
+> Split a file into pieces
+
+- 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 atmost 512 bytes of lines in each split.
+
+`split -C 512 {{filename}}`
+