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+.\" $NetBSD: cut.1,v 1.18 2012/06/20 17:53:19 wiz Exp $
+.\"
+.\" Copyright (c) 1989, 1990, 1993
+.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
+.\"
+.\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by
+.\" the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
+.\"
+.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+.\" are met:
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+.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
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+.\" 3. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
+.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
+.\" without specific prior written permission.
+.\"
+.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
+.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
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+.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
+.\"
+.\" @(#)cut.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
+.\"
+.Dd June 12, 2012
+.Dt CUT 1
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm cut
+.Nd select portions of each line of a file
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Nm
+.Fl b Ar list
+.Op Fl n
+.Op Ar
+.Nm
+.Fl c Ar list
+.Op Ar
+.Nm
+.Fl f Ar list
+.Op Fl d Ar string
+.Op Fl s
+.Op Ar
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Nm
+utility selects portions of each line (as specified by
+.Ar list )
+from each
+.Ar file
+and writes them to the
+standard output.
+If the
+.Ar file
+argument is a single dash
+.Pq Sq -
+or no
+.Ar file
+arguments were specified, lines are read from the standard input.
+The items specified by
+.Ar list
+can be in terms of column position or in terms of fields delimited
+by a special character.
+Column and field numbering start from 1.
+.Pp
+.Ar list
+is a comma or whitespace separated set of increasing numbers and/or
+number ranges.
+Number ranges consist of a number, a dash
+.Pq Li \- ,
+and a second number
+and select the columns or fields from the first number to the second,
+inclusive.
+Numbers or number ranges may be preceded by a dash, which selects all
+columns or fields from 1 to the first number.
+Numbers or number ranges may be followed by a dash, which selects all
+columns or fields from the last number to the end of the line.
+Numbers and number ranges may be repeated, overlapping, and in any order.
+It is not an error to select columns or fields not present in the
+input line.
+.Pp
+The options are as follows:
+.Bl -tag -width Fl
+.It Fl b Ar list
+.Ar list
+specifies byte positions.
+.It Fl c Ar list
+.Ar list
+specifies character positions.
+.It Fl d Ar string
+Use the first character of
+.Ar string
+as the field delimiter character.
+The default is the
+.Aq TAB
+character.
+.It Fl f Ar list
+.Ar list
+specifies fields, separated by the field delimiter character.
+The selected fields are output,
+separated by the field delimiter character.
+.It Fl n
+Do not split multi-byte characters.
+.It Fl s
+Suppress lines with no field delimiter characters.
+Unless specified, lines with no delimiters are passed through unmodified.
+.El
+.Sh EXIT STATUS
+.Ex -std
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr paste 1
+.Sh STANDARDS
+The
+.Nm
+utility conforms to
+.St -p1003.2-92 .