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6 csplit - split a file into sections determined by context lines
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9 csplit [OPTION]... FILE PATTERN...
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12 Output pieces of FILE separated by PATTERN(s) to files 'xx00', 'xx01',
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18 -b, --suffix-format=FORMAT
19 use sprintf FORMAT instead of %02d
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21 -f, --prefix=PREFIX
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24 -k, --keep-files
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27 -m, --suppress-matched
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36 -z, --elide-empty-files
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39 --help display this help and exit
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41 --version
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44 Read standard input if FILE is -. Each PATTERN may be:
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47 copy up to but not including specified line number
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62 GNU coreutils online help: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
63 Report csplit translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>
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66 Written by Stuart Kemp and David MacKenzie.
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69 Copyright © 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU
70 GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
71 This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
72 There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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75 The full documentation for csplit is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
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