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Running the split command without any options will split a file into 1 or more separate files containing up to 1000 lines each. split file This will create files named xaa, xab, xac, etc, each containing up to 1000 lines. As you can see, all of them are prefixed with the letter x by default. If ...

Suppose we have this source file that we would like to split: cat -n sourcefile 1 On the Ning Nang Nong 2 Where the Cows go Bong! 3 and the monkeys all say BOO! 4 There's a Nong Nang Ning 5 Where the trees go Ping! 6 And the tea pots jibber jabber joo. 7 On the Nong Ning Nang Comma...