> Is it a bug or a feature? > > $ echo "1234567890" | cut -c 8-,-4 > 1234890 > > What I want is: > > $ echo "1234567890" | cut -c 8-,-4 > 8901234 > > What I really like is: > > $ echo "1234567890" | cut -c 5-,-5 > 56789012345
The cut command does not rearrange input columns on output. It is always in strictly ascending order. However you get to pick and choose your columns any you want to express it. Therefore the last example in particular would be a noop since it selects all columns by denoting all columns by that overlapping specification. In addition to the online info documentation see the online standards docs. http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/007908799/xcu/cut.html Bob _______________________________________________ Bug-textutils mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-textutils
