---
name: "rust-csplit"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "rust-coreutils"
version: "0.0.30-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rust-csplit"
---

# rust-csplit(1)

Split a file into sections determined by context lines

## NAME

csplit - Split a file into sections determined by context lines

## SYNOPSIS

**csplit** \[**-b**\|**--suffix-format**\] \[**-f**\|**--prefix**\] \[**-k**\|**--keep-files**\] \[**--suppress-matched**\] \[**-n**\|**--digits**\] \[**-q**\|**--quiet**\] \[**-z**\|**--elide-empty-files**\] \[**-h**\|**--help**\] \[**-V**\|**--version**\] \<*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

- **-q**, **--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

v0.0.30