Hi, I have a file sample_1.txt (300k rows) which has data like below: * Also each record is around 64k bytes 
11|1|abc|102553|125589|64k bytes of data
10|2|def|123452|123356|......
13|2|geh|144351|121123|...
25|4|fgh|165250|118890|..
14|1|abc|186149|116657|......
21|7|def|207048|114424|......
23|7|geh|227947|112191|......
26|32|fgh|248846|109958|......
27|23|abc|269745|107725|......
29|34|def|290644|105492|......
30|32|geh|311543|103259|......
33|23|fgh|332442|101026|......
35|34|abc|353341|98793|......
37|7|def|374240|96560|......
39|4|geh|395139|94327|......
41|2|fgh|416038|92094|......
44|23|abc|436937|89861|......
46|1|def|457836|87628|......
48|3|geh|478735|85395|......
50|23|fgh|499634|83162|......

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I am trying to split the files based on the 2nd column like below sample_1_1.txt 
11|1|abc|102553|125589|......
14|1|abc|186149|116657|......
46|1|def|457836|87628|......

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sample_1_2.txt 
10|2|def|123452|123356|......
13|2|geh|144351|121123|......
41|2|fgh|416038|92094|......

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sample_1_3.txt 
48|3|geh|478735|85395|......

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and so on Could some help me on this. Thanks in advance

In reply to Split a file based on column by brad_nov

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