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.TH CSPLIT "1" "August 1999" "GNU textutils 2.0" FSF
.SH NAME
csplit \- split a file into sections determined by context lines
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B csplit
[\fIOPTION\fR]...\fI FILE PATTERN\fR...
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
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.PP
Output pieces of FILE separated by PATTERN(s) to files `xx01', `xx02', ...,
and output byte counts of each piece to standard output.
.IP
\fB\-b\fR, \fB\-\-suffix\-format\fR=\fIFORMAT\fR use sprintf FORMAT instead of %d
\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-prefix\fR=\fIPREFIX\fR        use PREFIX instead of `xx'
\fB\-k\fR, \fB\-\-keep\-files\fR           do not remove output files on errors
\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-digits\fR=\fIDIGITS\fR        use specified number of digits instead of 2
\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-quiet\fR, \fB\-\-silent\fR      do not print counts of output file sizes
\fB\-z\fR, \fB\-\-elide\-empty\-files\fR    remove empty output files
.TP
\fB\-\-help\fR
display this help and exit
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fR
output version information and exit
.PP
Read standard input if FILE is -.  Each PATTERN may be:
.TP
INTEGER
copy up to but not including specified line number
.TP
/REGEXP/[OFFSET]
copy up to but not including a matching line
.TP
%REGEXP%[OFFSET]
skip to, but not including a matching line
.TP
{INTEGER}
repeat the previous pattern specified number of times
.TP
{*}
repeat the previous pattern as many times as possible
.PP
A line OFFSET is a required `+' or `-' followed by a positive integer.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B csplit
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B csplit
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info csplit
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
.br
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.