value -e, --elide-empty-files do not generate empty output files with '-n' --filter=COMMAND write to shell COMMAND; file name is $FILE -l, --lines=NUMBER put NUMBER lines/records per output file -n, --number=CHUNKS generate CHUNKS output files; see explanation below -t, --separator=SEP use SEP instead of newline as the record separator; '\0' (zero) specifies the NUL character -u, --unbuffered immediately copy input to output with '-n r/...'