csplit
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| Type | Command |
| License | GNU GPL v3 |
The csplit command in Unix and Unix-like operating systems is a utility that is used to split a file into two or more smaller files determined by context lines.
History
csplit is part of the
The version of csplit bundled in
coreutils was written by Stuart Kemp and David MacKenzie.[3] The command is available as a separate package for Microsoft Windows as part of the UnxUtils collection of native Win32 ports of common GNU Unix-like utilities.[4]
Usage
The command-syntax is:
csplit [OPTION]... FILE PATTERN...
The patterns may be
standard output
.
The optional parameters modify the behaviour of the program in various ways. For example, the default prefix string (xx) and number of digits (2) in the output filenames can be changed.
As with most Unix utilities, a
return code
of 0 indicates success, while nonzero values indicate failure.
Comparison to split
The split command also splits a file into pieces, except that all the pieces are of a fixed size (measured in lines or bytes).
See also
- List of Unix commands
- split (Unix)
References
- The Single UNIX Specification, Version 4 from The Open Group
- ^ – FreeBSD General Commands Manual
- ^ "Csplit(1) - Linux man page".
- ^ "Native Win32 ports of some GNU utilities". unxutils.sourceforge.net.
Further reading
- Ellen Siever, Aaron Weber, Stephen Figgins, Robert Love, Arnold Robbins, et al. Linux in a Nutshell, 5th Edition. O'Reilly Media: July 2005. ISBN 978-0-596-00930-4.
External links
The Wikibook Guide to Unix has a page on the topic of: Commands
- : split files based on context – Shell and Utilities Reference, The Single UNIX Specification, Version 4 from The Open Group
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