4.4BSD/usr/share/man/cat1/cut.0

CUT(1)                       BSD Reference Manual                       CUT(1)

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     ccuutt - select portions of each line of a file

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     ccuutt --cc _l_i_s_t _f_i_l_e _._._.
     ccuutt --ff _l_i_s_t [--dd _s_t_r_i_n_g] [--ss] _f_i_l_e _._._.

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     The ccuutt utility selects portions of each line (as specified by _l_i_s_t) from
     each _f_i_l_e (or the standard input by default), and writes them to the
     standard output.  The items specified by _l_i_s_t can be in terms of column
     position or in terms of fields delimited by a special character. Column
     numbering starts from 1.

     _L_i_s_t is a comma or whitespace separated set of increasing numbers and/or
     number ranges.  Number ranges consist of a number, a dash (-), and a sec-
     ond 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 er-
     ror to select fields or columns not present in the input line.

     The options are as follows:

     --cc _l_i_s_t     The _l_i_s_t specifies character positions.

     --dd _s_t_r_i_n_g   Use the first character of _s_t_r_i_n_g as the field delimiter
                 character instead of the tab character.

     --ff _l_i_s_t     The _l_i_s_t specifies fields, delimited in the input by a single
                 tab character.  Output fields are separated by a single tab
                 character.

     --ss          Suppresses lines with no field delimiter characters.  Unless
                 specified, lines with no delimiters are passed through unmod-
                 ified.

     CCuutt exits 0 on success, 1 if an error occurred.

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     The ccuutt utility is expected to conform to IEEE Std1003.2 (``POSIX'').

4.4BSD                           June 6, 1993                                1