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How to cut first n and last n columns?

How can I cut off the first n and the last n columns from a tab delimited file?

I tried this to cut first n column. But I have no idea to combine first and last n column

cut -f 1-10 -d "<CTR>v <TAB>" filename
Solution

  • Cut can take several ranges in -f:

    Columns up to 4 and from 7 onwards: 

    cut -f -4,7-

    or for fields 1,2,5,6 and from 10 onwards:

    cut -f 1,2,5,6,10-

    etc