DOT-Files/Gentoo/gentooamd/home/user/.tldrc/tldr/pages/linux/csplit.md

csplit

Split a file into pieces. This generates files named "xx00", "xx01", and so on. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/csplit-invocation.html.

• Split a file in two parts, starting the second one at line 10:

csplit {{path/to/file}} 10

• Split a file in three parts, starting the latter parts in lines 7 and 23:

csplit {{path/to/file}} 7 23

• Start a new part at every 5th line (will fail if number of lines is not divisible by 5):

csplit {{path/to/file}} 5 {*}

• Start a new part at every 5th line, ignoring exact-division error:

csplit {{[-k|--keep-files]}} {{path/to/file}} 5 {*}

• Split a file above line 5 and use a custom prefix for the output files (default is xx):

csplit {{path/to/file}} 5 {{[-f|--prefix]}} {{prefix}}

• Split a file above the first line matching a regex pattern:

csplit {{path/to/file}} /{{regex}}/