CSPLIT(1)

NAME
csplit - split a file into sections determined by context lines

SYNOPSIS
csplit [OPTION]... FILE PATTERN...

DESCRIPTION

Output pieces of FILE separated by PATTERN(s) to files 'xx00', 'xx01', ..., and output byte counts of each piece to standard output.

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

-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

-n, --digits=DIGITS
    use specified number of digits instead of 2

-s, --quiet, --silent
    do not print counts of output file sizes

-z, --elide-empty-files
    remove empty output files

--help
    display this help and exit

--version
    output version information and exit

Read standard input if FILE is -. 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 a required '+' or '-' followed by a positive integer.

AUTHOR
Written by Stuart Kemp and David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS
Report csplit bugs to bug-coreutils@gnu.org
GNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
Report csplit translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>

COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO
The full documentation for csplit is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and csplit programs are properly installed at your site, the command

    info coreutils 'csplit invocation'

should give you access to the complete manual.