cut

Extract columns or byte ranges from lines.

Last updated: 2026-07-05 Report error

Syntax

$cut [OPTIONS] [FILE...]

Examples

$cut -d':' -f1 /etc/passwd

Examples

$cut -c1-10 file.txt

Typical use cases

Standard usage

cut --help

Detailed Help

man cut

Note Use -d for delimiters and -f for fields. Handy with /etc/passwd style files.

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