cdfsplit -- split the header and body of a common data format file
cdfsplit header_file
Cdfsplit accepts a common data format file on the standard input. The header is written to the file specified on the command line and the slices are written to the standard output.
The purpose of cdfsplit is to make the header available to ASCII text editors for minor surgery. After surgery, the header and slices may be reunited using the UNIX utility cat.