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split -- split off sections of files (EXTERNAL) [v1.1]
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Written by Jeff Ding
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syntax: split <input pathname> [<output pathname>] [-s<number>]
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[-e<number>|-l<number>] [-b y|n] [-f] [-d<number>]
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[-w<margin>]
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ex: split infile outfile -s0 -e1023
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split infile -s50 -e100 -bn
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split file1 -s50 -l100 -bn -m60
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'Split' splits off a section of the input file into the output file.
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If the output file is not specified, output goes to the screen. The
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input file is never modified. Wildcards are supported.
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'Split' works with any file type, but the input file is always treated
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as a raw collection of bytes. This means, for example, that you can
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split off a piece of an AWP file, but the resulting smaller file will
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not be a valid AWP file. However, you can always use 'combine' to put
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a big file back together from pieces created with 'split'.
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The starting position is determined by the number after -s. The ending
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position is determined by either -e (end) or -l (length). Note that
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length = end - start + 1.
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The starting/ending/length parameters are measured in either bytes or
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lines. Use the -b (count by bytes) parameter with a yes/no value to
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choose: -by to count by bytes; -bn to count by lines. If you don't
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use the -b option, 'split' counts by bytes.
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Options are as follows:
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output pathname: split section is saved to this file. If not
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specified, output goes to the screen. The output
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file type will always be the same as the input
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file type.
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-s: starting offset position. The first byte in a file has an
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offset of 0. The first line in a file has an offset of 1.
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If not specified, the start position is set to the beginning
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of the file.
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-e: ending offset position. Maximum offset is 16777214. If not
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specified, the ending position is set to the end of the file.
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-l: length of section. Maximum length is 16777214. Use either
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-e OR -l. If -e is given, -l is ignored.
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-b y|n: measurement in bytes (yes) or lines (no). Bytes is the
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default.
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-f: force overwrite. Skips the "Okay to overwrite" question if
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the output file already exists.
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-d <ascii number>: this determines what character is used for the line
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delimiter. Use the ascii value for the character.
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-w <margin>: wrap margin. Affects output to the screen only. This
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will force a carriage return when either the margin or
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a space within 9 characters of the margin is reached.
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Allowed values are 0 through 255. A 0 value has the same
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effect as not using the option.
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Version 1.1 fixes a bug when specifying an output file and not using
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the -e option.
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(see also: combine)
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