split command in unix is used to split larger files into smaller files. The splitting can be done on various parameters, like on the basis of lines, byte count or number of output files, etc.
Th syntax for the split command is
So we can change this format into numeric format by using the below command.
Th syntax for the split command is
The options are
Let us consider below text file with the following content.
In the spliting process the newly created files are with the names like xaa, xab, xac, etc.. The file name always starts with 'x'.
- Split the file on number of lines
The output content of this operation is
- Changing newly created file names character format to numeric format
So we can change this format into numeric format by using the below command.
