You have a file called phonenos that is almost 4,000 lines long. What text filter can you use to spl - Answer: split The split text filter will divide files into equally sized pieces. The default length of each piece is 1,000 lines.

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Question: You have a file called phonenos that is almost 4,000 lines long. What text filter can you use to split it into four pieces each 1,000 lines long?

Answer: Answer: split

The split text filter will divide files into equally sized pieces. The default length of each piece is 1,000 lines.

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Question: You have a file called phonenos that is almost 4,000 lines long. What text filter can you use to split it into four pieces each 1,000 lines long?

Answer:

Answer: split

The split text filter will divide files into equally sized pieces. The default length of each piece is 1,000 lines. Source: CoolInterview.com

split -l phonenos new
or
split -l 1000 phonenos new

would split the file "phonenos" into files beginning with the name "new" like newaa, newab ,newac and newad
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