title: Split or save a subset of a ESRI Shape SHP file to a new file?
body: <p>I'm working with shape files in GeoDjango.  Right now I'm trying to write a test for code that loads in a shape file and saves it to a database.  The shape file currently has a feature count of 64,118.  I'd like to reduce this to a handful so the test can quickly load it and confirm everything is right.</p>
  
  <p>Since shape files aren't in a text format, is there a free application or library I can use to pluck out a handful of features and save them to a new file?</p>
  
  <p><strong>I should mention I don't have a license nor access to any of the ESRI product line.</strong></p>