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.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for
short options too.
−b, −−bytes=LIST-
select only these bytes
−c, −−characters=LIST-
select only these characters
−d, −−delimiter=DELIM-
use DELIM instead of TAB for field delimiter
−f, −−fields=LIST-
select only these fields; also print any line that
contains no delimiter character, unless the
−s option is
specified
−n-
(ignored)
−−complement-
complement the set of selected bytes, characters or
fields.
−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. Selected input is written
in the same order that it is read, and is written exactly
once. 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.
AUTHOR
Written by David Ihnat, David MacKenzie, and Jim
Meyering.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug−coreutils@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
should give you access to the complete manual.
| COPYRIGHT |
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Copyright © 2007 Free Software Foundation,
Inc.
This is free software. You may redistribute
copies of it under the terms of the GNU General
Public License
<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There
is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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