man/cat1/csplit.1.txt

CSPLIT(1) User Commands CSPLIT(1)
 
 
 
 
 
NAME
       csplit - split a file into sections determined by con-
       text lines
 
SYNOPSIS
       csplit [OPTION]... FILE PATTERN...
 
DESCRIPTION
       Output pieces of FILE separated by PATTERN(s) to files
       `xx01', `xx02', ..., 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 num-
              ber
 
       /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 pos-
              sible
 
       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 (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This is free software; see the source for copying condi-
       tions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABIL-
       ITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
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 csplit
 
       should give you access to the complete manual.
 
 
 
csplit 5.3.0 December 2004 CSPLIT(1)