CUT(1)

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]  [--ver-
       sion] [file...]

DESCRIPTION
       This  documentation  is no longer being maintained and may
       be inaccurate or incomplete.  The Texinfo documentation is
       now the authoritative source.

       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  char-
              acter-list.   The  same as -b for now, but interna-
              tionalization   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  status  code
              indicating success.

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