| CSPLIT(1) | General Commands Manual | CSPLIT(1) |
NAME
csplit - Split a file into sections determined by context lines
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
- -z, --elide-empty-files
- remove empty output files
- -h, --help
- Print help
- -V, --version
- Print version
EXTRA
Output pieces of FILE separated by PATTERN(s) to files 'xx00', 'xx01', ..., and output byte counts of each piece to standard output.
VERSION
v(uutils coreutils) 0.11.0
| 2026-09-01 |