Part04-Linux Cut Command

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Cut command

The cut command in Unix and Linux is used to extract sections from each line of a file or standard input. It is a powerful tool for working with text files and can select specific columns or fields from the input.

Cut command options

cut OPTION [FILE…]

Cut command options

-f, — fields=LIST : Select only these fields (columns); used with a delimiter. -d, — delimiter=DELIM: Use a specific delimiter instead of the default tab. -c, — characters=LIST : Select only these characters. -b, — bytes=LIST : Select only these bytes.

Examples

nixmin@DESKTOP:~$ cat /etc/passwd | cut -d ":" -f 1
root
daemon
bin
sys
sync
games
man
lp
mail

nixmin@DESKTOP:~$ cat /etc/passwd | cut -d ":" -f 6
/root
/usr/sbin
/bin
/dev
/bin
/usr/games
/var/cache/man
/var/spool/lpd
/var/mail
/var/spool/news
/var/spool/uucp
/bin
/var/www
/var/backups

nixmin@DESKTOP:~$ httpd -v | cut -d "/" -f 2
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