12-07-2005
csplit should do the job, try 'man csplit'
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CSPLIT(1) User Commands CSPLIT(1)
NAME
csplit - split a file into sections determined by context lines
SYNOPSIS
csplit [OPTION]... FILE PATTERN...
DESCRIPTION
Output pieces of FILE separated by PATTERN(s) to files `xx00', `xx01', ..., and output byte counts of each piece to standard output.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
-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
-n, --digits=DIGITS
use specified number of digits instead of 2
-s, --quiet, --silent
do not print counts of output file sizes
-z, --elide-empty-files
remove empty output files
--help display this help and exit
--version
output version information and exit
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
A line OFFSET is a required `+' or `-' followed by a positive integer.
AUTHOR
Written by Stuart Kemp and David MacKenzie.
REPORTING BUGS
Report csplit bugs to bug-coreutils@gnu.org
GNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for csplit is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and csplit programs are properly installed at your site,
the command
info coreutils 'csplit invocation'
should give you access to the complete manual.
GNU coreutils 7.1 July 2010 CSPLIT(1)