NAME

cut − remove sections from each line of files

SYNOPSIS

cut {−b byte-list, −−bytes=byte-list} [−n] [−−help] [−−version] [file...]
 
cut {−c character-list, −−characters=character-list} [−−help] [−−version] [file...]
 
cut {−f field-list, −−fields=field-list} [−d delim] [−s] [−−delimiter=delim] [−−only-delimited] [−−help] [−−version] [file...]

DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents the GNU version of cut.  cut prints sections of each line of each input file, or the standard input if no files are given.  A file name of ‘-’ means standard input.  Which sections are printed is selected by the options. 

OPTIONS

The byte-list, character-list, and field-list are one or more numbers or ranges (two numbers separated by a dash) separated by commas.  The first byte, character, and field are numbered 1.  Incomplete ranges may be given: ‘−m’ means ‘1−m’; ‘n−’ means ‘n’ through end of line or last field. 

−b, −−bytes byte-list
Print only the bytes in positions listed in byte-list. Tabs and backspaces are treated like any other character; they take up 1 byte.

−c, −−characters character-list
Print only characters in positions listed in character-list. The same as −b for now, but internationalization will change that. Tabs and backspaces are treated like any other character; they take up 1 character.

−f, −−fields field-list
Print only the fields listed in field-list. Fields are separated by a TAB by default.

−d, −−delimiter delim
For −f, fields are separated by the first character in delim instead of by TAB. 

−n Do not split multibyte characters (no-op for now). 

−s, −−only-delimited
For −f, do not print lines that do not contain the field separator character.

−−help
Print a usage message and exit with a non-zero status.

−−version
Print version information on standard output then exit.