csplit(1)

GNU coreutils 8.32

March 2020

coreutils

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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.

Read standard input if FILE is -

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
--suppress-matched
	suppress the lines matching PATTERN
-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

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.

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COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.