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NAME

csplit - split a file into sections determined by context lines

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SYNOPSIS

csplit [OPTION]... FILE PATTERN...

DESCRIPTION

Output pieces of FILE separated by PATTERN(s) to files ‘xx01’, ‘xx02’, ..., and output byte counts of each piece to standard output.

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
-b, --suffix-format=FORMAT use sprintf FORMAT instead of %02d
-f, --prefix=PREFIX
  use PREFIX instead of ‘xx’
-k, --keep-files
  do not remove output files on errors
-n, --digits=DIGITS
  use specified number of digits instead of 2
-s, -q, --quiet, --silent
  do not print counts of output file sizes
-z, --elide-empty-files
  remove empty output files
--help display this help and exit
--version
  output version information and exit
Read standard input if FILE is -. Each PATTERN may be:
INTEGER
  copy up to but not including specified line number
/REGEXP/[OFFSET]
  copy up to but not including a matching line
%REGEXP%[OFFSET]
  skip to, but not including a matching line
{INTEGER}
  repeat the previous pattern specified number of times
{*} repeat the previous pattern as many times as possible
A line OFFSET is a required ‘+’ or ‘-’ followed by a positive integer.

AUTHOR

Written by Stuart Kemp and David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for csplit is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and csplit programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info coreutils csplit
should give you access to the complete manual.
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