Split a file into multiple based on selected lines [duplicate]

Question

I have a file in which more than 50,000 lines are there. How can I split the file into two or more based on the selected lines?

Suppose I want to split a file from line 10,000 to line 40,000.

You mean you want get line from 10000 to 40000 and skip the rest? — cuonglm
– cuonglm, Commented Aug 13, 2014 at 15:38

garethTheRed · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-13 15:55:50Z

1

Use awk:

awk ' NR<=10000{ next} NR<=40000{print > "out2.txt"; next} ' input.txt

answered Aug 13, 2014 at 15:55

35k4 gold badges101 silver badges106 bronze badges

Stéphane Chazelas · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-13 16:04:24Z

If you want lines 1 to 9999 in one file, 10000 to 40000 in a second and the rest in a 3rd, you can use:

csplit -f file.out file.in 10000 40001

(will store in file.out0{0,1,2})

mdpc · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-13 16:01:13Z

0

You can use sed:

 sed -n '10000,40000p' <infile

answered Aug 13, 2014 at 16:01

7,0215 gold badges36 silver badges46 bronze badges

3 Answers 3