Linux csplit Command

In this tutorial we learn how to use csplit commmand in Linux. csplit command is csplit - split a file into sections determined by context lines

What is Linux csplit Command?

In this tutorial we learn how to use csplit command in Linux. csplit command is csplit - split a file into sections determined by context lines

csplit Syntax

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

csplit Examples

csplit Command Manual / Help

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of csplit command.

csplit command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for csplit command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man csplit

To open info page for csplit command we can use command below.

info csplit

To open help page from csplit command we can run command below.

csplit --help

Linux csplit Command Source Code

You can find csplit command source code from the folowing repositories:

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to use csplit in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.