Z% for x in 1 2 3 4 5 6
7
for> do echo $x ; done | split --lines=3 \
pipe> && for x in x?? ; do echo "=== $x" ; cat $x
; done
=== xaa
1
2
3
=== xab
4
5
6
=== xac
7
In some applications, you would like split to more evenly
apportion the output to the files, like this:
Z% for x in 1 2 3 4 5 6
7
for> do echo $x ; done |
split --balanced --lines=3 \
pipe> && for x
in x?? ; do echo "=== $x" ; cat $x ; done
=== xaa
1
2
3
=== xab
4
5
=== xac
6
7