cut

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cut -c 3,2,10    files (characters)
cut -f 1,3       files (fields separated by tab)
cut -f 1,3 -d' ' files (fields separated by space)
cut -f 1,3 -d':' files (fields separated by :)

cut -b   files   (bytes)

• -c N charcter
• -f N field
• -d ':' delimeter (defaults to TAB)

$ who
foo      console  Apr  8 18:57
bar      ttys000  Apr  9 07:42
moose    ttys001  Apr  8 18:57

$ who | cut -f1 -d' '
foo
bar
moose