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  1. **********************************************************************
  2. *                               SPLIT                                *
  3. **********************************************************************
  4. *                  COPYRIGHT 1983 EUGENE H. MALLORY                  *
  5. **********************************************************************
  6. PROGRAM:
  7.     SPLIT - Split a file up into many files.
  8. USAGE:
  9.     SPLIT [<fid] [name] [-Ln] [>fid]
  10. FUNCTION:
  11.     This takes the input file and splits it into many files.
  12.     The generated file names $SPLIT$.nnn if no name is given, or they
  13.     are name.nnn if a name is given. 
  14.     
  15.     The -Ln option specifies the file length in lines.  The default is 
  16.     66.  This is a standard page length.
  17.     
  18.     The standard output from SPLIT is a list of the files generated.
  19.     This may be used as input to CAT or MIX.
  20.     
  21. EXAMPLE:
  22.     SPLIT <TEXT.BIG TEXT -L2000
  23.     SPLIT <BOOK.TXT -L66 |CAT >BOOK.TXT {takes a book apart in pages
  24.                              and puts it back togathe#}
  25.     SPLIT <BOOK.TXT -L66 |MIX -L66N16 |2UP -L66W >LST:
  26.                 {prints a book text in signature page order
  27.                  with 16 page signatures}
  28.  
  29.  
  30.         Command Line                       
  31.  
  32. ___________________________________  
  33.                                   |  
  34.                                   |  
  35.                                   |  NAME AND LENGTH OPTION
  36.                                   |  
  37.                                   |                  
  38.                     ______________V______________    
  39.  Standard Input     |                           |    Standard Output
  40.      TEXT           |                           |   LIST OF FILE NAMES
  41. ------------------->|           SPLIT           |----------------------->
  42.                     |                           |
  43.                     |                           |
  44.                     |___________________________|
  45.                   |
  46.                       |
  47.                       |------------> MANY FILES
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