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Display specific columns of file or STDIN data
cut -d: -f1 /etc/passwd
grep root /etc/passwd | cut -d: -f7
Use -d to specify the column delimiter (default is TAB)
Use -f to specify the column to print
Use -c to cut by characters
cut -c2-5 /usr/share/dict/words

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