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Splitting large CSV files in WSL when the tools fight back

Aug 24, 2026 · 7 min read

Tail throwing Input/output error on a multi-gigabyte CSV in WSL is not a tool failure — it's a diagnosis. Here's what the error actually means, how to verify the root cause, and three paths to clean 100k-row chunks Excel can open.