Linux Cut Command Detailed

Cut is a command for cutting files, simply fetching columns

Cut common Command parameters

-B,--bytes=list Select only these bytes-c,--characters=list Select only these characters-d,--delimiter=del  IM use DELIM instead of the TAB for field delimiter-f,--fields=list select only these fields;  Also print any line that contains no delimiter character, unless the -S option is specified-n with-b: Don ' t split multibyte characters--complement Comple ment the set of selected bytes, characters or fields-s,--only-delimited do not print line                            s not containing delimiters--output-delimiter=string use STRING as the output delimiter The default is to use the input delimiter--help display this help and exit--version output version inform ation and exit

Common Command Display

Set a specific cut character to take a specific column

Cut-d '/'-f3 logs.txt    set/For the cut character-   F denotes the first column, where the third column is taken

Find a specific number of characters

Replace content within file: Source file is not affected

TR ' var ' log ' < logs_bak.txt| Head-3

Linux Cut Command Detailed