coreutils-8.8-alt1 $ split -b 1024 -a 2 split: the suffix length needs to be at least 3 $ split -b 1G -a 2 split: the suffix length needs to be at least 7 Without the explicit "-a 2" option the suffix length is set to some value depending on the "-b" option value. This behavior is obviously wrong (the suffix length should not depend on the block size) and violates POSIX (which specifies that the default suffix length is 2). Looks like the block size is handled as the number of blocks somewhere.
Regression due to commit v8.7-25-gbe10739.
$ yes y | head -n340 | split -b 1 split: output file suffixes exhausted $ split -a 2 -b 1E < /dev/null split: the suffix length needs to be at least 13 Very nice bug indeed.
Created attachment 4727 [details] proposed fix
(In reply to comment #3) > Created an attachment (id=4727) [details] > proposed fix v8.8-7-g44dbcae works correct, thanks.
coreutils-8.8-alt2 -> sisyphus: * Thu Dec 30 2010 Dmitry V. Levin <ldv@altlinux> 8.8-alt2 - Updated coreutils to v8.8-7-g44dbcae (closes: #24841).
