Re: [PLUG] chopping files

["Kyle R. Burton" <kyle.burton@gmail.com>]

On 11/8/06, Jeff Watson <redgibson@gmail.com> wrote:
> Is there a utility i can use to chop a large text file into x number of
> smaller peices of the same file? I am loading a database and i think the
> file size is an issue so i want to cut it into peices and load them
> individually?

The split(1) command might be what you're after.  It can split a file
based on bytes, or by lines (if it's text).

hth

Kyle
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