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 CUT(1)                         FSF                         CUT(1)
 
 
 
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;  also print any line that
               contains  no  delimiter  character,  unless  the -s
               option is specified
 
        -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.
 
AUTHOR
        Written by David Ihnat, David MacKenzie, and Jim Meyering.
 
 REPORTING BUGS
        Report bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>.
 
 COPYRIGHT
        Copyright © 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
        This is free software; see the source for  copying  condi­
        tions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY
        or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
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.
 
 
 
 cut (textutils) 2.0.14      March 2001                     CUT(1)

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