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.TH CSPLIT "1" "January 2026" "GNU coreutils 8.32" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
csplit \- split a file into sections determined by context lines
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B csplit
[\fI\,OPTION\/\fR]... \fI\,FILE PATTERN\/\fR...
.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
Output pieces of FILE separated by PATTERN(s) to files 'xx00', 'xx01', ...,
and output byte counts of each piece to standard output.
.PP
Read standard input if FILE is \-
.PP
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
.TP
\fB\-b\fR, \fB\-\-suffix\-format\fR=\fI\,FORMAT\/\fR
use sprintf FORMAT instead of %02d
.TP
\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-prefix\fR=\fI\,PREFIX\/\fR
use PREFIX instead of 'xx'
.TP
\fB\-k\fR, \fB\-\-keep\-files\fR
do not remove output files on errors
.TP
\fB\-\-suppress\-matched\fR
suppress the lines matching PATTERN
.TP
\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-digits\fR=\fI\,DIGITS\/\fR
use specified number of digits instead of 2
.TP
\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-quiet\fR, \fB\-\-silent\fR
do not print counts of output file sizes
.TP
\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
.SS "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 AUTHOR
Written by Stuart Kemp and David MacKenzie.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
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.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
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This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/csplit>
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or available locally via: info \(aq(coreutils) csplit invocation\(aq
