Split (Unix)
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Example of split usage | |
| Original author(s) | AT&T Bell Laboratories |
| Developer(s) | Various open-source and commercial developers |
| Initial release | February 1973 |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Unix, Unix-like, Plan 9, IBM i |
| Platform | Cross-platform |
| Type | Command |
| License | coreutils: GPLv3+ Plan 9: MIT License |
split is a utility on Unix, Plan 9, and Unix-like operating systems most commonly used to split a computer file into two or more smaller files.