08-26-2007
The cut command. Really simple question!
hi, sorry for asking what I am sure is a really easy question, I am wanting to cut the users real name from the output of 'finger'.
$ cut -f2-3 filename
is in my script but it only seems to cut the first line.
I need to cut the 2nd and 3rd word from each line and store them in variables to echo later.
I have been reading the web for ages, and all suggests the above line of code.
Thanks!
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mb_strcut - Get part of string
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string mb_strcut (string $str, int $start, [int $length = NULL], [string $encoding = mb_internal_encoding()])
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PARAMETERS
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o $encoding
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RETURN VALUES
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SEE ALSO
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