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@github-actions github-actions bot added page edit Changes to an existing page(s). review needed Prioritized PRs marked for reviews from maintainers. labels Nov 1, 2025
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looks good to me! wording improvement is good, yesyes 🌟

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pages/linux/csplit.md
`csplit {{path/to/file}} 5 {{[-f|--prefix]}} {{prefix}}`

- Split a file at a line matching a `regex`:
- Split a file at the first line matching a `regex`:
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Before or after the detected line?

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The split is before the matching line, good point. But this clarification might warrant also updating the other examples too. I'll look into that later.

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