August 1999
Intermediate to advanced
1000 pages
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/usr/bin/cut -blist [-n] [file...] /usr/bin/cut -clist [file ...] /usr/bin/cut -flist [-ddelim] [-s] [file...]
Use cut to cut out columns from a table or fields from each line of a file; in database parlance, cut implements the projection of a relation. The fields as specified by list can be fixed length, that is, character positions as on a punched card (-c option), or the length can vary from line to line and be marked with a field delimiter character like Tab (-f option). You can use cut as a filter.
Note
You must specify the -b, -c, or -f option.
Use grep(1) to make horizontal cuts (by context) through a file, or paste(1) to put files together column-wise (that ...
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