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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# cut

> Cut out fields from `stdin` or files.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/cut-invocation.html>.

- Print a specific [c]haracter/[f]ield range of each line:

`{{command}} | cut --{{characters|fields}} {{1|1,10|1-10|1-|-10}}`

- Print a field range of each line with a specific delimiter:

`{{command}} | cut {{[-d|--delimiter]}} "{{delimiter}}" {{[-f|--fields]}} {{1|1,10|1-10|1-|-10}}`

- Print a character range of each line of the specific file:

`cut {{[-c|--characters]}} {{1}} {{path/to/file}}`

- Print specific fields of `NUL` terminated lines (e.g. as in `find . -print0`) instead of newlines:

`{{command}} | cut {{[-z|--zero-terminated]}} {{[-f|--fields]}} {{1}}`
