Reading complete line after spaces - Page 2

abacus · #8 (**permalink**) 12-14-2009

@franklin52

Thanks for the explanation. However for someone learning scripting in general. Where would that information be published? I checked the man pages on OSX and RHEL for "cut". I do not see that type of information?

Regards,

Abacus

SORRY:
MAN CUT
Numbers or number ranges may be followed by a dash, which selects all fields or columns from the last number to the end of the line.

rdcwayx · #9 (**permalink**) 12-14-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by abacus

@rcdwayx,

I have checked man cut and have not located what you have done with the trailing dash after f2. Could you please elaborate on this? Or point me to the doc that contains this type of switch.

Code:

$ echo "My Name is Ashish" |cut -d" " -f2-

Regards,

Abacus

Code:

       Use one, and only one of -b, -c or -f.  Each LIST is made up of one range, or many ranges separated  by  com-
       mas.   Selected  input is written in the same order that it is read, and is written exactly once.  Each range
       is one of:

       N      N'th byte, character or field, counted from 1

       N-     from N'th byte, character or field, to end of line

       N-M    from N'th to M'th (included) byte, character or field

       -M     from first to M'th (included) byte, character or field

       With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

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