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cut
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SYNTAX
cut -clist [filename ...]
cut -flist [-dc] [filename ...]
DESCRIPTION
Use cut to cut out columns from a table or fields from each
line of a file; in data base parlance, it implements the
projection of a relation. The fields as specified by list
can be of fixed length, (such as on a punched card), or of
variable length between lines. They can be marked with a
field delimiter character, such as TAB (as specified with
the -d option). cut can be used as a filter; if no files
are given, the standard input is used. In addition, a file
name of `-' explicitly refers to the standard input.
OPTIONS
-clist
By character position. list is a comma-separated list
of integer field numbers (in increasing order), with an
optional `-' to indicate ranges:
1,4,7
characters 1, 4 and 7
1-3,8
characters 1 through 3, and 8
-flist
By field position. Instead of character positions,
list specifies fields that are separated a delimiter
(normally a TAB):
1,4,7
fields 1, 4 and 7
Lines with no field delimiters are normally passed
through intact (to allow for subheadings).
-dc Set the field delimiter to c. The default is a TAB.
Characters with special meaning to the shell such as a
TAB or SPACE characters, must be quoted.
AUTHOR
Adolfo Villafiorita (adolfo@frege.mrg.dist.unige.it)
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