Usage of cut

1. Basic functions

Removes the specified portion from each line of the file or standard input.

2. Basic usage

Cut-[CDF] [FILE]

3. Example

$ ls-l

Total 2944

-rwxr-xr-x 1 Zach Pubs 259 Feb 1 00:12 countout

-rw-rw-r--1 zach Pubs 9453 Feb 4 23:17 headers

-rw-rw-r--1 zach Pubs 1474828 Jan 14:15 Memo

-rw-rw-r--1 zach Pubs 1474828 Jan 14:33 memos_save

-rw-rw-r--1 zach Pubs 7134 Feb 4 23:18 TMP1

-rw-rw-r--1 zach Pubs 4770 Feb 4 23:26 TMP2

-rw-rw-r--1 zach Pubs 13580 Nov 7 08:01 typescript

$ ls-l | cut-c2-10 //Display 2-10 columns

Otal 2944

Rwxr-xr-x

rw-rw-r--

rw-rw-r--

rw-rw-r--

rw-rw-r--

rw-rw-r--

rw-rw-r--

$ ls-l | tr-s ' | cut-f5,9-d '//Use the TR command to replace multiple spaces with 1 spaces, then cut shows the 5th and 9th fields (-f) with a space as a delimiter (-D).

259 countout

9453 headers

1474828 Memo

1474828 Memos_save

7134 TMP1

4770 TMP2

13580 typescript

$ cat/etc/passwd

Root:x:0:0:root:/:/bin/sh

Jenny:x:401:50:jenny chen:/home/jenny:/bin/zsh

Alex:x:402:50:alex Watson:/home/alex:/bin/bash

Scott:x:504:500:scott adams:/home/scott:/bin/tcsh

Hls:x:505:500:helen Simpson:/home/hls:/bin/bash

$ cut-d:-f5/etc/passwd //Displays the 5th field as: As a delimiter

Root

Jenny Chen

Alex Watson

Scott Adams

Helen Simpson

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Usage of cut