split/csplit Examples
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split/csplit Examples

split - split a file into pieces 

split [OPTION]... [INPUT [PREFIX]] 

-b <size>: put <size> bytes per output file (K, KB, MB, GB, TB)
-l <number>: put  <number> lines per output file
-d: use numeric suffixes for filenames
-a <n>: use suffixes of length <n>

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csplit - split a file into sections by context lines

csplit [OPTION]... FILE PATTERN

-b <FORMAT>: use sprintf <FORMAT> instead of %02d
-f <PREFIX>: use <PREFIX> instead of 'xx'
-n <DIGITS>: use specified number of digits instead of 2
-s: do not print counts of output file sizes
-k: do not remove files on error (an error already exists if the last file has not the desired size)

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 possible
for further information see the manual pages split(1), csplit(1)

all examples assembled by andreas schmidt for the IC3K 2022 conference