cut

Cut out selected portions of each line of a file.

Runs as cut|macOS, Linux, Windows

Command form

ai-draft · 2 tasks · 6 fields

Select bytes, characters or delimited fields from each line of the given files or standard input.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui cut

Cut columns or fieldsExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Fields*

string

Delimiter

string

Only lines with a delimiter

-s

Input files

file

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Extract fields

fieldsdelimiteronly_delimitedfiles

Extract characters

charsfiles

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Fields

Field positions, e.g. 1,3 or 2-4.
string

-f

Delimiter

string

-d

Characters

string

-c

Bytes

string

-b

Only lines with a delimiter

boolean

-s

Input files

Leave empty to read standard input.
path · positional 0 · repeatable

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

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completion

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed cut against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.