1 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.012.
2 .TH CSPLIT "1" "August 1999" "GNU textutils 2.0" FSF
4 csplit \- split a file into sections determined by context lines
7 [\fIOPTION\fR]...\fI FILE PATTERN\fR...
10 .\" Add any additional description here
12 Output pieces of FILE separated by PATTERN(s) to files `xx01', `xx02', ...,
13 and output byte counts of each piece to standard output.
15 \fB\-b\fR, \fB\-\-suffix\-format\fR=\fIFORMAT\fR use sprintf FORMAT instead of %d
16 \fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-prefix\fR=\fIPREFIX\fR use PREFIX instead of `xx'
17 \fB\-k\fR, \fB\-\-keep\-files\fR do not remove output files on errors
18 \fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-digits\fR=\fIDIGITS\fR use specified number of digits instead of 2
19 \fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-quiet\fR, \fB\-\-silent\fR do not print counts of output file sizes
20 \fB\-z\fR, \fB\-\-elide\-empty\-files\fR remove empty output files
23 display this help and exit
26 output version information and exit
28 Read standard input if FILE is -. Each PATTERN may be:
31 copy up to but not including specified line number
34 copy up to but not including a matching line
37 skip to, but not including a matching line
40 repeat the previous pattern specified number of times
43 repeat the previous pattern as many times as possible
45 A line OFFSET is a required `+' or `-' followed by a positive integer.
47 Report bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>.
49 The full documentation for
51 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
55 programs are properly installed at your site, the command
59 should give you access to the complete manual.
61 Copyright \(co 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
63 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
64 warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.