What it does
This tool runs the cut unix command, which extract or delete columns from a file.
Field List Example:
1,3,7 - Cut specific fields/characters.
3- - Cut from the third field/character to the end of the line.
2-5 - Cut from the second to the fifth field/character.
-8 - Cut from the first to the eight field/characters.
Input Example:
fruit color price weight apple red 1.4 0.5 orange orange 1.5 0.3 banana yellow 0.9 0.3
Output Example ( Keeping fields 1,3,4 ):
fruit price weight apple 1.4 0.5 orange 1.5 0.3 banana 0.9 0.3
Output Example ( Discarding field 2 ):
fruit price weight apple 1.4 0.5 orange 1.5 0.3 banana 0.9 0.3
Output Example ( Keeping 3 characters ):
fru app ora ban
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