CUT(1) >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> CUT(1)
>>>>>
cut - remove sections from each line of files
>>>>
cut [>>>>>>]... [>>>>>>>>]...
>>>>
>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>>> >> >>>>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>.
>>> >>>>>>>>, >>> >>>> >>
>>>>>>>> -, >>>> >>>>>>>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>
>>>> >>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >
>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>.
-b, --bytes=>>>>>>
select only these byte positions
-c, --characters=>>>>>>
select only these character positions
--complement
>>>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>,
>>>>>>> >>> >>>>
-d, --delimiter=>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>
-f, --fields=>>>>>>
>>>> >>>> >>> >>>>;
>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>>>>>, >>>> >>>
>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> -s
-F LIST
like -f, but also implies -w and -O ' '
-n, --no-partial
with -b, don't output partial multi-byte characters
-O, --output-delimiter=STRING
>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>
-s, --only-delimited
>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>
>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>
-w, --whitespace-delimited[=trimmed]
use a run of blank characters as the field delimiter; with
'trimmed', ignore leading and trailing blanks
-z, --zero-terminated
>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>, >> >>>> >>>
--help >>>>>>>>> >>> >>>>> >
>>>>>>
--version
>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > >>>>>>
Use one, and only one of -b, -c, -f or -F. Each LIST is made up of one
range, or many ranges separated by commas. Selected input is written
in the same order that it is read, and is written exactly once. Each
range is one of:
N N->> >>>>, >>>> >>> >>>>,
>>>>>>> >> 1
N- >> N->>> >>>>>, >>>>> >>>
>>>>, >> >>>>> >>>>
N-M >> N->>> >> M->>> (>>>>>>>>)
>>>>>, >>>>> >>> >>>>
-M >> >>>>> >> M->>>
(>>>>>>>>) >>>>>, >>>>>
>>> >>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>> >.
>>>>>, >>>>>> >>> >>>>> >
>>> >>>>>>>.
>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>:
bug-coreutils@gnu.org
>>> coreutils >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>:
>>>>> >>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>:
>>>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>> >>>>>
Copyright (C) 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc. >>>>>>>
>>>>3+: >>> >>> >>>>>> 3 >>>
>>>>>>> .
>>> >> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>:
>>>>>>>> >>> >> >> >>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>>. >> >>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>, >
>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>.
>>>>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >>
>>> >> >>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>> ,,info
'(coreutils) cut invocation'"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>; >> >>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 3
>>>
>>>>>>. >> >>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>.
>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >
>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>, >>>>>>>>
>->>>>>> TODO <>.
>>> coreutils 9.11 >>>>>> 2026 CUT(1)