cut Linux Command Cheatsheet
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cut Linux Command is used to extract sections from each line of input or from a file. Extraction of line segments can be done by bytes (-b), characters (-c), fields (-f) or by delimiter (-d) tab character is the default delimiter.
Segment types
| segment | description |
|---|---|
| -b | bytes |
| -c | characters |
| -f | fields |
| -d | delimiter. Note: tab is the default delimiter |
Range specification
| Range | description |
|---|---|
| N | Nth |
| N-M | N to M |
| N- | N to end of line |
| -M | beginning to M |
Note: N, M counted from 1, not 0.
Examples
Lets say we have a file foo.txt with following content
abc-def-ghi-jkl
mno-pqr-stu-vwx
123-456-7890$ cut -c 5-7 foo.txt
def
pqr
456$ cut -d "-" -f 1-2 foo.txt
abc-def
mno-pqr
123-456$ cut -c 5- foo.txt
def-ghi-jkl
pqr-stu-vwx
456-7890