CUT("1") manual page

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## Name

cut - remove sections from each line of files

## Synopsis

cut [OPTION]... [FILE]...

## Description

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.

## Reporting Bugs

Report bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>.

## See Also

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

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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