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cut - remove sections from each line of files
cut [OPTION]...
[FILE]...
Print selected parts of lines from each FILE to standard
output.
- -b, --bytes=LIST
- output only these bytes
- -c, --characters=LIST
- output
only these characters
- -d, --delimiter=DELIM
- use DELIM instead of TAB for field
delimiter
- -f, --fields=LIST
- output only these fields
- -n
- (ignored)
- -s, --only-delimited
- do not print lines not containing delimiters
- --output-delimiter=STRING
- use
STRING as the output delimiter
- the default is to use the input delimiter
- --help
- display this help and exit
- --version
- output version information and
exit
Use one, and only one of -b, -c or -f. Each LIST is made up of one range,
or many ranges separated by commas. Each range is one of:
- N
- N'th byte, character
or field, counted from 1
- N-
- from N'th byte, character or field, to end of
line
- N-M
- from N'th to M'th (included) byte, character or field
- -M
- from first
to M'th (included) byte, character or field
With no FILE, or when FILE is
-, read standard input.
Report bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>.
The full documentation for cut is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
If the info and cut programs are properly installed at your site, the
command
- info cut
should give you access to the complete manual.
Copyright
© 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is
NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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