split:tldr:a7f51
split: Split a file with 512 bytes in each split (except the last split; use 512k for kilobytes and 512m for megabytes).
$ split -b ${512} ${filename}
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The command "split -b ${512} ${filename}" is used to split a file into smaller chunks of a specified size. Here's the breakdown:
- "split" is the command itself.
- "-b" is an option that specifies the size of each chunk. In this case, ${512} refers to a variable that could contain a value. The value represents the size of each chunk in bytes.
- "${filename}" represents another variable that holds the name of the file to be split.
So, when running this command, it will take the file specified by ${filename} and divide it into multiple smaller files, each having a maximum size defined by ${512}. The resulting files will typically have the same name as the original, followed by an assigned suffix to indicate their order (e.g., "xaa", "xab", "xac", etc.).
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