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cut

Cut out fields from stdin or files. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/cut.
  • Print a specific character/field range of each line:
    {{command}} | cut --{{characters|fields}}={{1|1,10|1-10|1-|-10}}
  • Print a range of each line with a specific delimiter:
    {{command}} | cut --delimiter="{{,}}" --{{fields}}={{1}}
  • Print a range of each line of the specific file:
    cut --{{characters}}={{1}} {{path/to/file}}

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