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CSPLIT(1)			  User Commands 		       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.

     Read standard input if FILE is -

     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

     --suppress-matched
	    suppress the lines matching PATTERN

     -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
	    suppress empty output files

     --help
	    display this help and exit

     --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 '-'

AUTHOR
     Written by Stuart Kemp and David MacKenzie.

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

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright	(C) 2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU GPL
     version 3 or later <https://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
     Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/csplit>
     or available locally via: info '(coreutils) csplit invocation'

GNU coreutils 9.9		  November 2025 		       CSPLIT(1)

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