1CSPLIT(1)                        User Commands                       CSPLIT(1)
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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       Read standard input if FILE is -
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17       Mandatory arguments to long options are  mandatory  for  short  options
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20       -b, --suffix-format=FORMAT
21              use sprintf FORMAT instead of %02d
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23       -f, --prefix=PREFIX
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26       -k, --keep-files
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29       --suppress-matched
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32       -n, --digits=DIGITS
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35       -s, --quiet, --silent
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38       -z, --elide-empty-files
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41       --help display this help and exit
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43       --version
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46   Each PATTERN may be:
47       INTEGER
48              copy up to but not including specified line number
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50       /REGEXP/[OFFSET]
51              copy up to but not including a matching line
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53       %REGEXP%[OFFSET]
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56       {INTEGER}
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59       {*}    repeat the previous pattern as many times as possible
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61       A line OFFSET is a required '+' or '-' followed by a positive integer.
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AUTHOR

64       Written by Stuart Kemp and David MacKenzie.
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REPORTING BUGS

67       GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
68       Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>
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71       Copyright  ©  2021  Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU
72       GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
73       This is free software: you are free  to  change  and  redistribute  it.
74       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

77       Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/csplit>
78       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) csplit invocation'
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82GNU coreutils 9.0                 March 2022                         CSPLIT(1)
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