csplit - csplit

NAME  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  OPTIONS 

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NAME

csplit − csplit

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

Split a file into sections determined by context lines

OPTIONS

−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

−q, −−quiet

do not print counts of output file sizes [aliases: −s, −−silent]

−z, −−elide−empty−files

remove empty output files

−h, −−help

Print help

−V, −−version

Print version

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

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