Linux / Unix Command: cut

Command Library

NAME

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

Print selected parts of lines from each FILE to standard output.

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

-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

with -b: don't split multibyte characters

-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.

SEE ALSO

info cut

should give you access to the complete manual.

Important: Use the man command (% man) to see how a command is used on your particular computer.

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