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Split a file into 2 files

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Name: Bava
Date: January 22, 2007 at 20:15:17 Pacific
Subject: Split a file into 2 files
OS: UNIX
CPU/Ram: 64-bit
Model/Manufacturer: Sun Solaris

Comment:

Hi,
I am trying to split a file which has fixed 10 rows into two files in PERL. The first 5 rows into fileA and the last five rows into fileB. I have to do this in a loop because I have multiple files to split daily. I am new in Perl. Can someone help urgently.
Thank you.
Rgds, Bava

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Response Number 1

Name: Bava
Date: January 22, 2007 at 22:36:15 Pacific
Subject: Split a file into 2 files

Reply: (edit)

Hi again,
Any script will do, sed, awk, shell, perl etc.. to solve the mentioned problem
Thanks.
Rgds, Bava

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Response Number 2

Name: nails
Date: January 24, 2007 at 07:31:23 Pacific
Subject: Split a file into 2 files

Reply: (edit)

Take a look at the Unix split command:
man split

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