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How to take a specific part of a line in a file using shell commands?

I would like to take a specific part of the last line of a file. say the values between "cursor position" 9 and 22? to take the last line I know I should use tail -1 but and the second part?

Solution

  • I think GNU cut can get you there. For example:

    cut -c 9-22

    Or, in total:

    tail -1 file | cut -c 9-22