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-rw-r--r--usr.bin/split/split.18
-rw-r--r--usr.bin/split/split.c4
2 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/split/split.1 b/usr.bin/split/split.1
index d6305ce..c4c3fee 100644
--- a/usr.bin/split/split.1
+++ b/usr.bin/split/split.1
@@ -50,8 +50,14 @@ The
.Nm
utility reads the given
.Ar file
-(or standard input if no file is specified)
and breaks it up into files of 1000 lines each.
+If
+.Ar file
+is a single dash
+.Pq Ql \&-
+or absent,
+.Nm
+reads from the standard input.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
diff --git a/usr.bin/split/split.c b/usr.bin/split/split.c
index 9eb56a1..00ea671 100644
--- a/usr.bin/split/split.c
+++ b/usr.bin/split/split.c
@@ -142,7 +142,9 @@ main(argc, argv)
if (*argv != NULL)
if (ifd == -1) { /* Input file. */
- if ((ifd = open(*argv, O_RDONLY, 0)) < 0)
+ if (strcmp(*argv, "-") == 0)
+ ifd = STDIN_FILENO;
+ else if ((ifd = open(*argv, O_RDONLY, 0)) < 0)
err(EX_NOINPUT, "%s", *argv);
++argv;
}
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