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From: George Reid <greid@ukug.uk.freebsd.org>
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Subject: Re: file splitting
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On Fri, 17 Nov 2000, Matt Schlosser wrote:

> What would be the fastest method of splitting a text file (200MB) into 20MB
> sections while keeping line length intact?

You could use split(1), but the two criteria are incompatible. split -l
<num> <file> will split file into num lines, and split -b 20m <file> will
split the file into 20 megabyte sections. For greater power, use regular
expressions (re_format(7)) in something like perl. However, I'm no perl
guru.

G

"And then it comes to be that the soothing light
   at the end of your tunnel was just a freight
            train, comin' your way."

      George Reid * greid@ukug.uk.freebsd.org



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