csplit1
Split a file into sections determined by context lines
Usage
csplit [OPTION] ...
FILE
PATTERN ...
Overview
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.
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-b, --suffix-format=FORMAT -
use sprintf FORMAT instead of %02d
-
-f, --prefix=PREFIX -
use PREFIX instead of 'xx'
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-k, --keep-files -
do not remove output files on errors
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--suppress-matched -
suppress the lines matching PATTERN
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-n, --digits=DIGITS -
use specified number of digits instead of 2
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-s, --quiet, --silent -
do not print counts of output file sizes
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-z, --elide-empty-files -
suppress empty output files
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--help -
display this help and exit
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--version -
output version information and exit
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 an integer optionally preceded by '+' or '-'
Releases
19 releases since Debian 1.1 (Buzz); the text changed 15 times.
--digits since Debian 3.0 (Woody);
--elide-empty-files since Debian 3.0 (Woody);
--keep-files since Debian 3.0 (Woody);
--prefix since Debian 3.0 (Woody);
--quiet since Debian 3.0 (Woody);
--silent since Debian 3.0 (Woody);
--suffix-format since Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--suppress-matched since Debian 8 (Jessie);
-b since Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
-f since Debian 3.0 (Woody);
-k since Debian 3.0 (Woody);
-n since Debian 3.0 (Woody);
-s since Debian 3.0 (Woody);
-z since Debian 3.0 (Woody).
-m until Debian 8 (Jessie);
-q until Debian 2.1 (Slink).