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Denote multiple arguments with 'arg ...' not 'args'

A few programs used the plural in their synopsis which doesn't read as
clear as the obvious triple-dot notation.

mdoc(7) .Ar defaults to "file ..." if no arguments are given and consistent
use of 'arg ...' matches that behaviour.

Cleanup a few markups of the same argument so the text keeps reading
naturally;  omit unhelpful parts like 'if optional arguments are given,
they are passed along' for tools like time(1) and timeout(1) that obviously
execute commands with whatever arguments where given -- just like doas(1)
which doesn't mention arguments in its DESCRIPTION in the first place.

For expr(1) the difference between 'expressions' and 'expression ...' is
crucial, as arguments must be passed as individual words.

Feedback millert jmc schwarze deraadt
OK jmc

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.Dd $Mdocdate: December 22 2022 $
.Dt CSPLIT 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm csplit
.Nd split files based on context
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl ks
.Op Fl f Ar prefix
.Op Fl n Ar number
.Ar file
.Ar arg ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility splits
.Ar file
into pieces using the pattern
.Ar arg .
If
.Ar file
is
a dash
.Pq Sq - ,
.Nm
reads from standard input.
.Pp
Files are created with a prefix of
.Dq xx
and two decimal digits.
The size of each file is written to standard output
as it is created.
If an error occurs whilst files are being created,
or a
.Dv HUP ,
.Dv INT ,
or
.Dv TERM
signal is received,
all files previously written are removed.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Fl f Ar prefix
Create file names beginning with
.Ar prefix ,
instead of
.Dq xx .
.It Fl k
Do not remove previously created files if an error occurs or a
.Dv HUP ,
.Dv INT ,
or
.Dv TERM
signal is received.
.It Fl n Ar number
Create file names beginning with
.Ar number
of decimal digits after the prefix,
instead of 2.
.It Fl s
Do not write the size of each output file to standard output as it is
created.
.El
.Pp
The
.Ar arg
operand may be a combination of the following patterns:
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Xo
.Sm off
.No / Ar regexp No /
.Op Oo Cm + | - Oc Ar offset
.Sm on
.Xc
Create a file containing the input from the current line to (but not including)
the next line matching the given basic regular expression.
An optional
.Ar offset
from the line that matched may be specified.
.It Xo
.Sm off
.No % Ar regexp No %
.Op Oo Cm + | - Oc Ar offset
.Sm on
.Xc
Same as above but a file is not created for the output.
.It Ar line_no
Create containing the input from the current line to (but not including)
the specified line number.
.It { Ns Ar num Ns }
Repeat the previous pattern the specified number of times.
If it follows a line number pattern, a new file will be created for each
.Ar line_no
lines,
.Ar num
times.
The first line of the file is line number 1 for historic reasons.
.El
.Pp
After all the patterns have been processed, the remaining input data
(if there is any) will be written to a new file.
.Pp
Requesting to split at a line before the current line number or past the
end of the file will result in an error.
.Sh EXIT STATUS
.Ex -std csplit
.Sh EXAMPLES
Split the
.Xr mdoc 7
file
.Pa foo.1
into one file for each section (up to 21 files):
.Pp
.Dl "$ csplit -k foo.1 '%^\e.Sh%' '/^\e.Sh/' '{20}'"
.Pp
Split standard input after the first 99 lines and every 100 lines
thereafter (up to 21 files):
.Pp
.Dl "$ csplit -k - 100 '{19}'"
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr sed 1 ,
.Xr split 1 ,
.Xr re_format 7
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Nm
utility is compliant with the
.St -p1003.1-2008
specification.
.Sh HISTORY
A
.Nm
command appeared in PWB
.Ux .
.Sh BUGS
Input lines are limited to
.Dv LINE_MAX
(2048) bytes in length.