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Split by bytesagain — Agent Skill

Name: Split
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: bytesagain

File contents

Split — Data Splitting Reference

Quick-reference skill for data splitting techniques, partitioning strategies, and practical patterns.

When to Use

Splitting strings by delimiters, patterns, or fixed widths
Partitioning datasets for ML training/validation/test
Dividing large files into manageable chunks
Database sharding and horizontal partitioning
Understanding split strategies for distributed systems

Commands

`intro`

scripts/script.sh intro

Overview of data splitting — concepts, common use cases, and terminology.

`string`

scripts/script.sh string

String splitting techniques — delimiters, regex, fixed-width, tokenization.

`file`

scripts/script.sh file

File splitting methods — by size, lines, patterns, and round-robin.

`dataset`

scripts/script.sh dataset

ML dataset splitting — train/val/test, stratified, time-series, k-fold.

`database`

scripts/script.sh database

Database partitioning — horizontal, vertical, hash, range, and list.

`strategies`

scripts/script.sh strategies

Splitting strategies for distributed systems — consistent hashing, sharding keys.

`examples`

scripts/script.sh examples

Practical split examples across languages and tools.

`pitfalls`

scripts/script.sh pitfalls

Common pitfalls and best practices when splitting data.

`help`

scripts/script.sh help

`version`

scripts/script.sh version

Configuration

Variable	Description
`SPLIT_DIR`	Data directory (default: ~/.split/)

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---name: splitdescription: Data splitting techniques and strategies reference — partitioning datasets, string splitting, file splitting, and ML train/test splits. Use when dividing data, chunking files, or designing data partitioning strategies.--- # Split — Data Splitting Reference Quick-reference skill for data splitting techniques, partitioning strategies, and practical patterns. ## When to Use - Splitting strings by delimiters, patterns, or fixed widths - Partitioning datasets for ML training/validation/test - Dividing large files into manageable chunks - Database sharding and horizontal partitioning - Understanding split strategies for distributed systems ## Commands ### `intro` ```bash scripts/script.sh intro ``` Overview of data splitting — concepts, common use cases, and terminology. ### `string` ```bash scripts/script.sh string ``` String splitting techniques — delimiters, regex, fixed-width, tokenization. ### `file` ```bash scripts/script.sh file ``` File splitting methods — by size, lines, patterns, and round-robin. ### `dataset` ```bash scripts/script.sh dataset ``` ML dataset splitting — train/val/test, stratified, time-series, k-fold. ### `database` ```bash scripts/script.sh database ``` Database partitioning — horizontal, vertical, hash, range, and list. ### `strategies` ```bash scripts/script.sh strategies ``` Splitting strategies for distributed systems — consistent hashing, sharding keys. ### `examples` ```bash scripts/script.sh examples ``` Practical split examples across languages and tools. ### `pitfalls` ```bash scripts/script.sh pitfalls ``` Common pitfalls and best practices when splitting data. ### `help` ```bash scripts/script.sh help ``` ### `version` ```bash scripts/script.sh version ``` ## Configuration | Variable | Description | |----------|-------------| | `SPLIT_DIR` | Data directory (default: ~/.split/) | --- *Powered by BytesAgain | bytesagain.com | hello@bytesagain.com*

Frequently asked questions

Split

File contents

Split — Data Splitting Reference

When to Use

Commands

intro

string

file

dataset

database

strategies

examples

pitfalls

help

version