csplit
Split file into smaller files by context
Usage: csplit options filename [prefix]
Smaller files will be prefix00, prefix01, prefix02
Default prefix is xx
Standard Input: Not used
Standard Output: Not used
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Useful options:
-k preserves created files in spite of errors such as using 99 as a repeat count.
Examples:
csplit -k filename '/Chapter/' '{99}'
csplit filename '/boundaryword/' '/boundaryword/'
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