csplit - Unix, Linux Command

NAME

csplit - split a file into sections determined by context lines

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

Output pieces of FILE separated by PATTERN(s) to files ‘xx00’, ‘xx01’, ..., and output byte counts of each piece to standard output.

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

Tag	Description
-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, --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 © 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.