CUT
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NAME
cut
- select portions of each line of a file
SYNOPSIS
cut
-c list
file ...
cut
-f list
[-d string
]
[-s
]
file ...
DESCRIPTION
The
cut
utility selects portions of each line (as specified by
list
from each
file
(or the standard input by default), and writes them to the
standard output.
The items specified by
list
can be in terms of column position or in terms of fields delimited
by a special character. Column numbering starts from 1.
List
is a comma or whitespace separated set of increasing numbers and/or
number ranges.
Number ranges consist of a number, a dash
(-
)
and a second number
and select the fields or columns from the first number to the second,
inclusive.
Numbers or number ranges may be preceded by a dash, which selects all
fields or columns from 1 to the first number.
Numbers or number ranges may be followed by a dash, which selects all
fields or columns from the last number to the end of the line.
Numbers and number ranges may be repeated, overlapping, and in any order.
It is not an error to select fields or columns not present in the
input line.
The options are as follows:
- -c list
-
The
list
specifies character positions.
- -d string
-
Use
char
as the field delimiter character instead of the tab character.
- -f list
-
The
list
specifies fields, delimited in the input by a single tab character.
Output fields are separated by a single tab character.
- -s
-
Suppresses lines with no field delimiter characters.
Unless specified, lines with no delimiters are passed through unmodified.
Cut
exits 0 on success, 1 if an error occurred.
SEE ALSO
paste(1)
STANDARDS
The
cut
utility is expected to conform to
St -p1003.2 .
Index
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- SYNOPSIS
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- SEE ALSO
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