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

SYNOPSIS
       csplit [OPTION]... FILE PATTERN...

DESCRIPTION
       Output pieces of FILE separated  by  PATTERN(N)  to  files
       `xx01',  `xx02', ..., and output byte counts of each piece
       to standard output.

       -b, --suffix-format=FORMAT use sprintf FORMAT  instead  of
              %d

       -f, --prefix=PREFIX
              use PREFIX instead of `xx'

       -k, --keep-files
              do not remove output files on errors

       -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
              remove empty output files

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
              output version information and exit

       Read standard input if FILE is -.  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 possi-
              ble

       A line OFFSET is a required `+' or `-' followed by a posi-
       tive integer.

AUTHOR
       Written by Stuart Kemp and David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This is free software; see the source for  copying  condi-
       tions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY
       or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
       The full documentation for csplit is maintained as a  Tex-
       info manual.  If the info and csplit programs are properly
       installed at your site, the command

              info csplit

       should give you access to the complete manual.



GNU textutils 2.0           July 2001                   CSPLIT(T)