diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index fc003d5a1..d6db5a2ce 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ path = "seq/seq.rs"
 name = "sleep"
 path = "sleep/sleep.rs"
 
+[[bin]]
+name = "split"
+path = "split/split.rs"
+
 [[bin]]
 name = "sum"
 path = "sum/sum.rs"
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e6e5bec4d..786617d0b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ PROGS       := \
   rm \
   rmdir \
   sleep \
+  split \
   seq \
   sum \
   sync \
diff --git a/split/README.md b/split/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa4de21a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/split/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Rudimentary "split" Implementation
+
+## Missing Features
+
+### Flags
+* `-C N`
+* `--verbose`
+
+## Possible Optimizations
+* Use slice (`[u8]`) directly as the `control.current_line`.
diff --git a/split/split.rs b/split/split.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..500ed267f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/split/split.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,278 @@
+#![crate_id(name="split", vers="1.0.0", author="Akira Hayakawa")]
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the uutils coreutils package.
+ *
+ * (c) Akira Hayakawa <ruby.wktk@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+#![feature(macro_rules)]
+
+extern crate getopts;
+extern crate libc;
+
+use std::io;
+use std::num;
+use std::char;
+
+#[path = "../common/util.rs"]
+mod util;
+
+static NAME: &'static str = "split";
+static VERSION: &'static str = "1.0.0";
+
+pub fn uumain(args: Vec<String>) -> int {
+    let opts = [
+        getopts::optopt("a", "suffix-length", "use suffixes of length N (default 2)", "N"),
+        getopts::optopt("b", "bytes", "put SIZE bytes per output file", "SIZE"),
+        getopts::optopt("C", "line-bytes", "put at most SIZE bytes of lines per output file", "SIZE"),
+        getopts::optflag("d", "numeric-suffixes", "use numeric suffixes instead of alphabetic"),
+        getopts::optopt("l", "lines", "put NUMBER lines per output file", "NUMBER"),
+        getopts::optflag("", "verbose", "print a diagnostic just before each output file is opened"),
+        getopts::optflag("h", "help", "display help and exit"),
+        getopts::optflag("V", "version", "output version information and exit"),
+    ];
+
+    let matches = match getopts::getopts(args.tail(), opts) {
+        Ok(m) => m,
+        Err(f) => crash!(1, "{}", f)
+    };
+
+    if matches.opt_present("h") {
+        println!("{} v{}", NAME, VERSION);
+        println!("");
+        println!("Usage:");
+        println!("  {0:s} [OPTION]... [INPUT [PREFIX]]", NAME);
+        println!("");
+        io::print(getopts::usage("Output fixed-size pieces of INPUT to PREFIXaa, PREFIX ab, ...; default size is 1000, and default PREFIX is 'x'. With no INPUT, or when INPUT is -, read standard input." , opts).as_slice());
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    if matches.opt_present("V") {
+        println!("{} v{}", NAME, VERSION);
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    let mut settings = Settings {
+        prefix: "".to_string(),
+        numeric_suffix: false,
+        suffix_length: 0,
+        input: "".to_string(),
+        strategy: "".to_string(),
+        strategy_param: "".to_string(),
+        verbose: false,
+    };
+
+    settings.numeric_suffix = if matches.opt_present("d") { true } else { false };
+
+    settings.suffix_length = match matches.opt_str("a") {
+        Some(n) => match from_str(n.as_slice()) {
+            Some(m) => m,
+            None => crash!(1, "cannot parse num")
+        },
+        None => 2
+    };
+
+    settings.verbose = if matches.opt_present("verbose") { true } else { false };
+
+    settings.strategy = "l".to_string();
+    settings.strategy_param = "1000".to_string();
+    let strategies = vec!["b", "C", "l"];
+    for e in strategies.iter() {
+        match matches.opt_str(*e) {
+            Some(a) => {
+                if settings.strategy.as_slice() == "l" {
+                    settings.strategy = e.to_string();
+                    settings.strategy_param = a;
+                } else {
+                    crash!(1, "{}: cannot split in more than one way", NAME)
+                }
+            },
+            None => {}
+        }
+    }
+
+    let mut v = matches.free.iter();
+    let (input, prefix) = match (v.next(), v.next()) {
+        (Some(a), None) => (a.to_string(), "x".to_string()),
+        (Some(a), Some(b)) => (a.to_string(), b.to_string()),
+        (None, _) => ("-".to_string(), "x".to_string()),
+    };
+    settings.input = input;
+    settings.prefix = prefix;
+
+    split(&settings)
+}
+
+struct Settings {
+    prefix: String,
+    numeric_suffix: bool,
+    suffix_length: uint,
+    input: String,
+    strategy: String,
+    strategy_param: String,
+    verbose: bool,
+}
+
+struct SplitControl {
+    current_line: String, // Don't touch
+    request_new_file: bool, // Splitter implementation requests new file
+}
+
+trait Splitter {
+    // Factory pattern
+    fn new(_hint: Option<Self>, &Settings) -> Box<Splitter>;
+
+    // Consume the current_line and return the consumed string
+    fn consume(&mut self, &mut SplitControl) -> String;
+}
+
+struct LineSplitter {
+    saved_lines_to_write: uint,
+    lines_to_write: uint,
+}
+
+impl Splitter for LineSplitter {
+    fn new(_: Option<LineSplitter>, settings: &Settings) -> Box<Splitter> {
+        let n = match from_str(settings.strategy_param.as_slice()) {
+            Some(a) => a,
+            _ => crash!(1, "invalid number of lines")
+        };
+        box LineSplitter {
+            saved_lines_to_write: n,
+            lines_to_write: n,
+        } as Box<Splitter>
+    }
+
+    fn consume(&mut self, control: &mut SplitControl) -> String {
+        self.lines_to_write -= 1;
+        if self.lines_to_write == 0 {
+            self.lines_to_write = self.saved_lines_to_write;
+            control.request_new_file = true;
+        }
+        control.current_line.clone()
+    }
+}
+
+struct ByteSplitter {
+    saved_bytes_to_write: uint,
+    bytes_to_write: uint,
+}
+
+impl Splitter for ByteSplitter {
+    fn new(_: Option<ByteSplitter>, settings: &Settings) -> Box<Splitter> {
+        let n = match from_str(settings.strategy_param.as_slice()) {
+            Some(a) => a,
+            _ => crash!(1, "invalid number of lines")
+        };
+        box ByteSplitter {
+            saved_bytes_to_write: n,
+            bytes_to_write: n,
+        } as Box<Splitter>
+    }
+
+    fn consume(&mut self, control: &mut SplitControl) -> String {
+        let line = control.current_line.clone();
+        let n = std::cmp::min(line.as_slice().char_len(), self.bytes_to_write);
+        self.bytes_to_write -= n;
+        if n == 0 {
+            self.bytes_to_write = self.saved_bytes_to_write;
+            control.request_new_file = true;
+        }
+        line.as_slice().slice(0, n).to_string()
+    }
+}
+
+// (1, 3) -> "aab"
+fn str_prefix(i: uint, width: uint) -> String {
+    let mut c = "".to_string();
+    let mut n = i;
+    let mut w = width;
+    while w > 0 {
+        w -= 1;
+        let div = num::pow(26 as uint, w);
+        let r = n / div;
+        n -= r * div;
+        c.push_char(char::from_u32((r as u32) + 97).unwrap());
+    }
+    c
+}
+
+// (1, 3) -> "001"
+fn num_prefix(i: uint, width: uint) -> String {
+    let mut c = "".to_string();
+    let mut n = i;
+    let mut w = width;
+    while w > 0 {
+        w -= 1;
+        let div = num::pow(10 as uint, w);
+        let r = n / div;
+        n -= r * div;
+        c.push_char(char::from_digit(r, 10).unwrap());
+    }
+    c
+}
+
+fn split(settings: &Settings) -> int {
+    let mut reader = io::BufferedReader::new(
+        if settings.input.as_slice() == "-" {
+            box io::stdio::stdin_raw() as Box<Reader>
+        } else {
+            box match io::File::open(&Path::new(settings.input.clone())) {
+                Ok(a) => a,
+                Err(_) => crash!(1, "cannot open '{}' for reading: No such file or directory", settings.input)
+            } as Box<Reader>
+        }
+    );
+
+    let mut splitter: Box<Splitter> =
+        match settings.strategy.as_slice() {
+            "l" => Splitter::new(None::<LineSplitter>, settings),
+            "b" => Splitter::new(None::<ByteSplitter>, settings),
+            a @ _ => crash!(1, "strategy {} not supported", a)
+        };
+
+    let mut control = SplitControl {
+        current_line: "".to_string(), // Request new line
+        request_new_file: true, // Request new file
+    };
+
+    let mut writer = io::BufferedWriter::new(box io::stdio::stdout_raw() as Box<Writer>);
+    let mut fileno = 0;
+    loop {
+        if control.current_line.as_slice().char_len() == 0 {
+            match reader.read_line() {
+                Ok(a) => { control.current_line = a; }
+                Err(_) =>  { break; }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if control.request_new_file {
+            let mut filename = settings.prefix.to_string();
+            filename.push_str(if settings.numeric_suffix {
+                num_prefix(fileno, settings.suffix_length)
+            } else {
+                str_prefix(fileno, settings.suffix_length)
+            }.as_slice());
+
+            if fileno != 0 {
+                crash_if_err!(1, writer.flush());
+            }
+            fileno += 1;
+            writer = io::BufferedWriter::new(box io::File::open_mode(&Path::new(filename.as_slice()), io::Open, io::Write) as Box<Writer>);
+            control.request_new_file = false;
+        }
+
+        let consumed = splitter.consume(&mut control);
+        crash_if_err!(1, writer.write_str(consumed.as_slice()));
+
+        let advance = consumed.as_slice().char_len();
+        let clone = control.current_line.clone();
+        let sl = clone.as_slice();
+        control.current_line = sl.slice(advance, sl.char_len()).to_string();
+    }
+    0
+}