CSPLIT(1)

📦 version 0.12.0, in arch rolling

💖 csplit, from the General Commands Manual (CSPLIT(1))

🌸 NAME

csplit — split a file into sections determined by context lines. That’s the whole assignment, bestie. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS

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

🦋 DESCRIPTION

Split a file into sections determined by context lines. Okay so that’s the official vibe: file goes in, sections come out, context lines are the main character. Slay. ✨

💅 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 🎀

Okay, extra tea: output pieces of FILE separated by PATTERN(s) to files xx00, xx01, ..., and output byte counts of each piece to standard output. 🫶

👑 VERSION 👑

v(uutils coreutils) 0.12.0

💌 xoxo bestie — this page is from v(uutils coreutils) 0.12.0, dated 2026-09-17. mwah 💋

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