>Usage
cut (Remove Sections of Each Line) is a command used for removing specific sections of each line in a file or text stream. It’s great for extracting columns of data, like pulling specific fields from a CSV or tab-separated file.
>Synopsis
>Options
-f
-f (fields): Selects which fields to print based on the delimiter.
Example 2:
-zsh
> echo "apple orange banana" | cut -f1,3
apple banana
-d
-d (delimiter): Specifies the delimiter for separating fields.
Example 1:
-zsh
> echo "apple,orange,banana" | cut -d"," -f2
orange
-c
-c (characters): Cuts based on character positions
Example 3:
-zsh
> echo "apple" | cut -c1-3
app
-b
-b (bytes): Cuts based on byte positions.
Example 4:
-zsh
> echo "apple" | cut -b1-2
ap
-s
-s (suppressed): Suppresses lines that do not contain the delimiter. In the example below, lines without a comma are ignored.
Example 5:
-zsh
> echo -e "apple,orange\nbanana" | cut -d"," -s -f1
apple
-z
-z (zero-terminated): Treats the input as zero-terminated.
Example 6:
-zsh
> echo -e "apple\0orange\0banana" | cut -z -d"\0" -f2
orange