csplit
split a file into sections determined by context lines
Synopsis
csplit
[OPTION]... FILE PATTERN...
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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.
-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.
copyright
Copyright © 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+:
GNU GPL version 3 or later
<http://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.
reporting bugs
Report csplit bugs to bug-coreutils[:at:]gnu[:dot:]org
GNU coreutils home page:
<http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
General help using GNU software:
<http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
Report csplit translation bugs to
<http://translationproject.org/team/>
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 invocation'
should give you
access to the complete manual.
author
Written by
Stuart Kemp and David MacKenzie.