2 files changed, 17 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/cut/cut.1 b/usr.bin/cut/cut.1
index 65beeee..55fd456 100644
--- a/usr.bin/cut/cut.1
+++ b/usr.bin/cut/cut.1
@@ -61,8 +61,13 @@ 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 Ql \&- ,
+.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
diff --git a/usr.bin/cut/cut.c b/usr.bin/cut/cut.c
index 12d0e83..1f67f2a 100644
--- a/usr.bin/cut/cut.c
+++ b/usr.bin/cut/cut.c
@@ -119,13 +119,17 @@ main(argc, argv)
 	rval = 0;
 	if (*argv)
 		for (; *argv; ++argv) {
-			if (!(fp = fopen(*argv, "r"))) {
-				warn("%s", *argv);
-				rval = 1;
-				continue;
+			if (strcmp(*argv, "-") == 0)
+				fcn(stdin, "stdin");
+			else {
+				if (!(fp = fopen(*argv, "r"))) {
+					warn("%s", *argv);
+					rval = 1;
+					continue;
+				}
+				fcn(fp, *argv);
+				(void)fclose(fp);
 			}
-			fcn(fp, *argv);
-			(void)fclose(fp);
 		}
 	else
 		fcn(stdin, "stdin");