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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.bin/cut/cut.1')
| -rw-r--r-- | usr.bin/cut/cut.1 | 11 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/cut/cut.1 b/usr.bin/cut/cut.1 index f0c30d0..0279ec7 100644 --- a/usr.bin/cut/cut.1 +++ b/usr.bin/cut/cut.1 @@ -61,15 +61,22 @@ utility selects portions of each line (as specified by .Ar list ) from each .Ar file -(or the standard input by default), and writes them to the -standard output. +and writes them to the standard output. +If no +.Ar file +arguments are specified, or a file argument is a single dash +.Pq Sq Fl , +.Nm +reads from from the standard input. The items specified by .Ar list can be in terms of column position or in terms of fields delimited by a special character. Column numbering starts from 1. .Pp +The .Ar list +option argument is a comma or whitespace separated set of increasing numbers and/or number ranges. Number ranges consist of a number, a dash |
