split¶
The split
command will create multiple output files from a single input
file. The command takes an input file name and an output filename (used as a
template) or output directory specification.
$ pdal split <input> <output>
--input [-i] arg Non-positional option for specifying input file name
--output [-o] arg Non-positional option for specifying output file/directory name
--length arg Edge length for splitter cells. See :ref:`filters.splitter`.
--capacity arg Point capacity for chipper cells. See :ref:`filters.chipper`.
If neither the --length
nor --capacity
arguments are specified, an
implcit argument of capacity with a value of 100000 is added.
The output argument is a template. If the output argument is, for example,
file.ext
, the output files created are file_#.ext
where # is a number
starting at one and incrementing for each file created.
If the output argument ends in a path separator, it is assumed to be a
directory and the input argument is appended to create the output template.
The split
command never creates directories. Directories must pre-exist.
Example 1:¶
$ pdal split --capacity 100000 infile.laz outfile.bpf
This command takes the points from the input file infile.laz
and creates
output files outfile_1.bpf
, outfile_2.bpf
, ... where each output file
contains no more than 100000 points.