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Splitting collections using the merge utility

The following is the syntax for using the merge utility to split a single large collection into smaller collections:

merge -split <srcCollection> <newCollection1> <newCollection2> [-number]

The merge utility reads srcCollection and splits it into roughly equal pieces, using the filenames given for newCollection1 and so on.

If you want to split a very large collection into a large number of new collections, you can use the following command, instead of explicitly naming each new collection:

merge -split -number newCollection srcCollection

The merge utility reads the collection identified by srcCollection and splits it into the number of segments specified by the -number option. The name of the first new collection is generated by appending the first two letters in the alphabet (aa) to the directory name given for newCollection. Each subsequent filename is generated by incrementing one of the appended letters (up to zz) for a maximum of 676 partitions. For example, if the value of -number is 3, and the value of newCollection is Collection1, the collections are named, Collection1aa, Collection1ab, and Collection1ac.

Note: The maximum length of the directory name given for newCollection is two characters less than the length allowed by the file system.


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