Hi, I am using different linux and unix systems with GNU.
Sometimes I want to pipe something into "cut" and get everything except the last character. Or the last 2 characters. I could use perl for that, but cut is smaller and should do the job, too. In languages like php, perl, python it is possible to have nagative indexes, say: pwd | cut -c 0..-1 this could cut the last character off (Newline). Counted from zero. Or: cut -c 1.. Could give everything after the first character (Counted from zero). I think this would be a nice addon feature in "cut". Count from 1 if you like that more :-). Greets, T.Kloppenburg -- Tjabo Kloppenburg - billiton internet services GmbH Entwicklung + Technik fon: 0271 30386-19 Weitere Infos �ber billiton erhalten Sie auf http://www.billiton.de/ _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils
