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+#!/bin/bash
+#SBATCH --job-name=split
+#SBATCH --time=01:00:00
+#SBATCH --mem=4G
+#SBATCH --cpus-per-task=1
+#SBATCH --partition=datamover
+#SBATCH --mail-type=ALL
+#SBATCH --mail-user=karatugo@ebi.ac.uk
+
+# TODO: Define the full file paths
+INPUT_FILE=""
+OUTPUT_FILE_1=""
+OUTPUT_FILE_2=""
+
+# Extract the header
+HEADER=$(zcat "$INPUT_FILE" | head -n 1)
+
+# Count the total number of lines in the file
+TOTAL_LINES=$(zcat "$INPUT_FILE" | wc -l)
+
+# Calculate the midpoint
+MIDPOINT=$(( (TOTAL_LINES - 1) / 2 ))
+
+# Split the file into two parts
+zcat "$INPUT_FILE" | head -n $((MIDPOINT + 1)) | gzip > "$OUTPUT_FILE_1"
+{
+  echo "$HEADER"
+  zcat "$INPUT_FILE" | tail -n +$((MIDPOINT + 2))
+} | gzip > "$OUTPUT_FILE_2"
+
+echo "File has been split into two parts:"
+echo "First part: $OUTPUT_FILE_1"
+echo "Second part: $OUTPUT_FILE_2"