---
name: "splitshp"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "exult-studio"
version: "1.10.1-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/splitshp"
---

# splitshp(1)

Split Shape into frames or combine frames into Shapes

## NAME

splitshp - Split Shape into frames or combine frames into Shapes

## SYNOPSIS

**splitshp** *SHAPE* *FRAME*...

**splitshp** *SHAPE*

## DESCRIPTION

Shape files are used for storage of all visible elements (from UI buttons to terrain features) of the games *Exult* supports. Shapes contain one or more frames. **splitshp** can be used to combine frames into one file, or split a Shape file into its component frames.

The mode of operation is determined by looking at the number of commandline arguments. Exactly one argument means splitting, more than one argument signals a combining operation.

### Combining

Each *FRAME* names a Shape file typically consisting of only one frame (i.e. subsequent frames are ignored). All these frames are concatenated and written to the Shape file *SHAPE*.

### Splitting

*SHAPE* will be read and split into its component frames. Each of those will be written to its own Shape file. The names of these files are determined by splitting the name of *SHAPE* before the last dot — anything before this dot is the *STEM*, anything else (including the dot) is the *PREFIX*, which may be empty in case there is no dot in the name. The output files are then named *STEM\_nnSUFFIX* with *nn* replaced by the frame number.

## EXAMPLES

- **splitshp button.shp button-up.shp button-down.shp**

  Packs the (first) two frames from **button-up.shp** and **button-down.shp** into the Shape file **button.shp**

- **splitshp grizzly**

  Unpacks the frames contained in the Shape file **grizzly** into the (single-frame) Shape files **grizzly\_00**, **grizzly\_01**, **grizzly\_02**, etc.

- **splitshp boar.new.shp**

  Unpacks the frames contained in the Shape file **boar.new.shp** into the (single-frame) Shape files **boar.new\_00.shp**, **boar.new\_01.shp**, **boar.new\_02.shp**, etc.

## AUTHOR

This manpage was written by Robert Bihlmeyer. It may be freely redistributed and modified under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 or higher.

## SEE ALSO

[**exult**(6)](/exult/6.md), [**shp2pcx**(1)](/shp2pcx/1.md)