Command profile

cut Split the contents of the line in the file by the specified separator and output .

cut Commands can also be used to delete specified lines or segments in a file , Then print out the changes . It may also be used to splice file contents into a new file , Function and cat similar .

Command format

cut [ Options ] [ Link file name ]
cut [OPTION] [LINKNAME]

Option description

-b # Only display the specified （ Number of bytes ） The content of
-c # Only display the specified （ Number of characters ） The content of
-d # Specifies the separator for the field , The default is “TAB”
-f # Print the specified fields （ Column ） The content of
-n # And “-b” Option combination , Don't split multibyte characters
-s # Don't print the contents of lines that don't contain delimiters
--help # Print help
--version # Print version information

cut The description of the byte or character range specified in the command is as follows ：

N # from 1 byte 、 The character or field starts at N Bytes 、 Character or field
N- # From N Bytes 、 Character or field to the end of the line
N-M # From N Bytes 、 Character or field to M Bytes , Character or field
-M # From 1 Bytes 、 Character or field to M Bytes 、 Character or field
Be careful ： All range values need to be integers , Such as ：10,10-,10-20,-20.

Application, for example,

# Print a specified number of bytes of content
[root@centos7 testdir]# cat mingongge1.txt
1111 11 111111 1 111 1 1 11
22222222222 222 2222 22 2 2 2
33333333333 333333 3333 333 33
444444444444 444 444444444
[root@centos7 testdir]# cut -b 3 mingongge1.txt
1
2
3
4
# Intercepts the contents of the specified field
[root@centos7 testdir]# cat cuttest.txt
1 2 3 4 5 6 8
9 8 7 6 5 4 3
2 1 9 8 7 6 5
# Separated by spaces , Print the first column of each row
[root@centos7 testdir]# cut -f1 -d" " cuttest.txt
1
9
2
# Separated by spaces , Print the first and third columns of each row
[root@centos7 testdir]# cut -f1,3 -d" " cuttest.txt
1 3
9 7
2 9
# Separated by spaces , Print the third column of each row to the end
[root@centos7 testdir]# cut -f3- -d" " cuttest.txt
3 4 5 6 8
7 6 5 4 3
9 8 7 6 5
# Intercept every line at 2-5 Characters
[root@centos7 testdir]# cut -c 2-5 cuttest.txt
2 3
8 7
1 9
# Intercept the first to fifth characters of each line
[root@centos7 testdir]# cut -c -5 cuttest.txt
1 2 3
9 8 7
2 1 9
# Intercept the fifth to last character of each line
[root@centos7 testdir]# cut -c 5- cuttest.txt
3 4 5 6 8
7 6 5 4 3
9 8 7 6 5

Specifying the use of the separator to intercept content is very practical , It's often used at work .