csplit − split a file into sections determined by context lines
csplit [OPTION]... FILE PATTERN...
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
suppress empty output files
−−help |
display this help and exit |
−−version
output version information and exit
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 an integer optionally preceded by ’+’ or ’−’
Written by Stuart Kemp and David MacKenzie.
GNU coreutils
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This is free software: you are free to change and
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permitted by law.
Full
documentation
<https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/csplit>
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) csplit
invocation'