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NAME

6       csplit - split a file into sections determined by context lines
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SYNOPSIS

9       csplit [OPTION]... FILE PATTERN...
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DESCRIPTION

12       Output  pieces of FILE separated by PATTERN(s) to files `xx00', `xx01',
13       ..., and output byte counts of each piece to standard output.
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15       Mandatory arguments to long options are  mandatory  for  short  options
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18       -b, --suffix-format=FORMAT
19              use sprintf FORMAT instead of %02d
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21       -f, --prefix=PREFIX
22              use PREFIX instead of `xx'
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24       -k, --keep-files
25              do not remove output files on errors
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27       -n, --digits=DIGITS
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30       -s, --quiet, --silent
31              do not print counts of output file sizes
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33       -z, --elide-empty-files
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36       --help display this help and exit
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38       --version
39              output version information and exit
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41       Read standard input if FILE is -.  Each PATTERN may be:
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43       INTEGER
44              copy up to but not including specified line number
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46       /REGEXP/[OFFSET]
47              copy up to but not including a matching line
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49       %REGEXP%[OFFSET]
50              skip to, but not including a matching line
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52       {INTEGER}
53              repeat the previous pattern specified number of times
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55       {*}    repeat the previous pattern as many times as possible
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57       A line OFFSET is a required `+' or `-' followed by a positive integer.
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AUTHOR

60       Written by Stuart Kemp and David MacKenzie.
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REPORTING BUGS

63       Report csplit bugs to bug-coreutils@gnu.org
64       GNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
65       General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
66       Report csplit translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>
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69       Copyright  ©  2010  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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SEE ALSO

75       The  full  documentation  for csplit is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
76       If the info and csplit programs are properly installed  at  your  site,
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79              info coreutils 'csplit invocation'
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81       should give you access to the complete manual.
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85GNU coreutils 8.5                November 2010                       CSPLIT(1)
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