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]  [-s|--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

       -s, --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

       Output  pieces  of  FILE  separated by PATTERN(s) to files 'xx00', 'xx01', ..., and output
       byte counts of each piece to standard output.

VERSION

       v0.0.27

                                          csplit 0.0.27                                 csplit(1)