cut.md

cut

• delimiter: -d:, -d' '
• field: -f3, -f1-4, -f3-
• invert: --complement

get field from line

Get the third field delimited by a ::

echo "foo:bar:baz:bat" | cut -d: -f3
# output: "baz"

remove field from line

Invert the selection with --complement to get eveything but the third field:

echo "foo:bar:baz:bat" | cut -d: -f3 --complement
# output: "foo:bar:bat"

slice fields

Get fields 2-3, inclusive:

echo "foo:bar:baz:bat" | cut -d: -f2-3
# output: "bar:baz"

Get field 3 and every field after it:

echo "foo:bar:baz:bat" | cut -d: -f3-
# output: "baz:bat"

Get field 2 and every field before it:

echo "foo:bar:baz:bat" | cut -d: -f-2
# output: "foo:bar"