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Command: cut - select out columns of a file
Syntax: cut [ -b | -c] list [file...]
cut -f list [-d delim] [ -s]
[file...]"
Flags: -b Cut specified bytes
-c Select out specific characters
-d Change the column delimiter to delim
-f Select out specific fields that are separated by the
delimiter character ( see delim)"
-i Runs of delimiters count as one
-s Suppres lines with no delimiter characters, when used
with the -f option. Lines with no delimiters are passwd through
untouched"
Examples: cut -f 2 file # Extract field 2
cut -c 1-2,5 file # Extract character columns 1, 2,
and 5
cut -c 1-5,7- file # Extract all columns except 6
Cut extracts one or more fields or columns from a file and writes
them on standard output. If the -f flag is used, the fields are
separated by a delimiter character, normally a tab, but can be changed
using the -d flag. If the -c flag is used, specific columns can be
specified. The list can be comma or BLANK separated. The -f and -c
flags are mutually exclusive. Note: The POSIX1003.2 standard requires
the option -b to cut out specific bytes in a file. It is intended for
systems with multi byte characters (e.g. kanji), since MINIX uses only
one byte characters, this option is equivalent to -c. For the same
reason, the option -n has no effect and is not listed in this manual
page.