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.TH CUT "1" "August 1999" "GNU textutils 2.0" FSF
.SH NAME
cut \- remove sections from each line of files
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B cut
[\fIOPTION\fR]... [\fIFILE\fR]...
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
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.PP
Print selected parts of lines from each FILE to standard output.
.TP
\fB\-b\fR, \fB\-\-bytes\fR=\fILIST\fR
output only these bytes
.TP
\fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-characters\fR=\fILIST\fR
output only these characters
.TP
\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-delimiter\fR=\fIDELIM\fR
use DELIM instead of TAB for field delimiter
.TP
\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-fields\fR=\fILIST\fR
output only these fields
.TP
\fB\-n\fR
(ignored)
.TP
\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-only\-delimited\fR
do not print lines not containing delimiters
.TP
\fB\-\-output\-delimiter\fR=\fISTRING\fR
use STRING as the output delimiter
.IP
the default is to use the input delimiter
.TP
\fB\-\-help\fR
display this help and exit
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fR
output version information and exit
.PP
Use one, and only one of \fB\-b\fR, \fB\-c\fR or \fB\-f\fR.  Each LIST is made up of one
range, or many ranges separated by commas.  Each range is one of:
.TP
N
N'th byte, character or field, counted from 1
.TP
N-
from N'th byte, character or field, to end of line
.TP
N-M
from N'th to M'th (included) byte, character or field
.TP
\fB\-M\fR
from first to M'th (included) byte, character or field
.PP
With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B cut
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B cut
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info cut
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
.br
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.