Quick Answer: How Do I Extract a Specific Column in Unix?

How do I view a specific column in Linux?

Example:

1. Suppose you have a text file with the following contents:
2. To display the information of the text file in form of columns, you enter the command: column filename.txt.
3. Suppose, you want to sort into different columns the entries that are separated by particular delimiters.

How do I cut a specific column in Linux?

cut command in Linux with examples

1. -b(byte): To extract the specific bytes, you need to follow -b option with the list of byte numbers separated by comma. …
2. -c (column): To cut by character use the -c option. …
3. -f (field): -c option is useful for fixed-length lines.