NAME
	  cut -	Displays selected characters or	fields from each line
	  of a file

     SYNOPSIS
	  cut -b list [-n] [file ...]

	  cut -c list [file ...]

	  cut -f list [-d character] [-s] [file	...]


	  The cut command locates the specified	fields in each line of
	  the specified	file and writes	the characters in them to
	  standard output.

     FLAGS
	  -b list
	      Cuts based on a list of bytes.  Each selected byte is
	      output, unless you also specify the -n flag.  For	exam-
	      ple, if you specify -b 1-72, cut writes out the first 72
	      bytes in each line of the	file.

	  -c list
	      Cuts based on a list of characters.

	  -d character
	      Uses the specified character as the field	delimiter
	      (separator) when you specify the -f flag.	 You must
	      quote characters with special meaning to the shell, such
	      as the space character.  Any character can be used as
	      character.

	  -f list
	      Specifies	a list of fields assumed to be separated in
	      the file by a field delimiter character, specified by
	      the -d flag or the tab character by default.  For	exam-
	      ple, if you specify -f 1,7, cut writes out only the
	      first and	seventh	fields of each line.  If a line	con-
	      tains no field delimiters, cut passes them through
	      intact (useful for table subheadings), unless you
	      specify the -s flag.

	  -n  Does not split characters.

	  -s  Suppresses lines that do not contain delimiter charac-
	      ters (use	only with the -f flag).	 Unless	you include
	      this flag, lines with no delimiters are passed through.


     DESCRIPTION
	  If you do not	specify	a file,	cut reads standard input.
	  You must specify either the -b flag (to select bytes)	or the
	  -f flag (to select fields).  The list	argument is a list of
	  integer field	or character numbers (in ascending order) that
	  are separated	by commas, dashes, or both.  The dash separa-
	  tor indicates	ranges.

	  Some sample list specifications are as follows:


	  1,4,7
	      First, fourth, and seventh bytes or fields.

	  1-3,8
	      First through third and eighth bytes or fields.

	  -5,10
	      First through fifth and tenth bytes or fields.

	  3-  Third through last bytes or fields.


	  The fields specified by list can be a	fixed number of	byte
	  positions, or	the length can vary from line to line and be
	  marked with a	field delimiter	character, such	as a tab char-
	  acter.

	  You can also use the grep command to make horizontal cuts
	  through a file and the paste command to put the files	back
	  together.  To	change the order of columns in a file, use cut
	  and paste.

     EXAMPLES
	  To display several fields of each line of a file, enter:

	  cut -f 1,5 -d	: /etc/passwd



	  This displays	the login name and full	username fields	of the
	  system password file.	 These are the first and fifth fields
	  (-f 1,5) separated by	colons (-d :).

	  So, if the /etc/passwd file looks like this:

	  su:UHuj9Pgdvz0J":0:0:User with special privileges:/:
	  daemon:*:1:1::/etc:
	  bin:*:2:2::/usr/bin:
	  sys:*:3:3::/usr/src:
	  adm:*:4:4:System Administrator:/usr/adm:
	  pierre:*:200:200:Pierre Harper:/u/pierre:
	  joan:*:202:200:Joan Brown:/u/joan:

	  Then,	cut -f 1,5 -d :	/etc/passwd produces this output:

	  su:User with special privileges
	  daemon:
	  bin:
	  sys:
	  adm:System Administrator
	  pierre:Pierre	Harper
	  joan:Joan Brown



     RELATED INFORMATION
	  Commands:  grep(1)/egrep(1)/fgrep(1),	join(1), paste(1).