csplit(1)

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

SYNOPSIS
csplit [-b|--suffix-format] [-f|--prefix] [-k|--keep-files] [--suppress-matched] [-n|--digits] [-q|--quiet] [-z|--elide-empty-files] [-h|--help] [-V|--version] <file> <pattern>

DESCRIPTION
Split a file into sections determined by context lines

OPTIONS

-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

-q, --quiet
    do not print counts of output file sizes

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

-h, --help
    Print help

-V, --version
    Print version

EXTRA
## Examples Split a file in two parts, starting the second one at line 10: csplit {{path/to/file}} 10 Split a file in three parts, starting the latter parts in lines 7 and 23: csplit {{path/to/file}} 7 23 Start a new part at every 5th line (will fail if number of lines is not divisible by 5): csplit {{path/to/file}} 5 {*} Start a new part at every 5th line, ignoring exact-division error: csplit {{[-k|--keep-files]}} {{path/to/file}} 5 {*} Split a file above line 5 and use a custom prefix for the output files (default is `xx`): csplit {{path/to/file}} 5 {{[-f|--prefix]}} {{prefix}} Split a file above the first line matching a `regex` pattern: csplit {{path/to/file}} /{{regex}}/ > The examples are provided by the [tldr-pages project](https://tldr.sh) under the [CC BY 4.0 License](https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/blob/main/LICENSE.md). > > Please note that, as uutils is a work in progress, some examples might fail.

VERSION
v(uutils coreutils) 0.7.0