cut COMMAND:
cut command is used to cut out selected fields of each line of a file. The cut command uses delimiters to determine where to split fields.
SYNTAX:
The Syntax is
cut [options]
OPTIONS:
-c
Specifies character positions.
-b
Specifies byte positions.
-d flags
Specifies the delimiters and fields.
EXAMPLE:
Lets create a file file1.txt and let it have the following data:
Data in file1.txt
This is, an example program,for cut command.
cut -c1-3 text.txt
Output:
Thi
Cut the first three letters from the above line.
cut -d, -f1,2 text.txt
Output:
This is, an example program
The above command is used to split the fields using delimiter and cut the first two fields.
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