CUT

cut ? remove sections from each line of files

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

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.

Written by David Ihnat, David MacKenzie, and Jim Meyering.

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

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.

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.