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cut: Print a range of each line with a specific delimiter.
$ ${command} | cut -d "${,}" -${c} ${1}
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The given command ${command} | cut -d "${,}" -${c} ${1} is a combination of two commands connected by the pipe (|) operator.

  1. ${command}: This is a variable representing a command to be executed. The actual value of ${command} would be substituted at runtime. The output of this command will be passed as input to the next part of the command.

  2. cut -d "${,}" -${c} ${1}: The cut command is used to extract specific sections (columns) of input data. Here, it is used with the following options/arguments:

    • -d "${,}": This specifies the delimiter used in the input data. The delimiter is set to ${,}, which means it is a variable and will be replaced with its actual value.
    • -${c}: This option specifies the column(s) to be extracted from the input data. The ${c} is again a variable, which will be replaced with its actual value.
    • ${1}: This represents the input data file or stream. ${1} is another variable, and it will be replaced by the actual value containing the input data.

Overall, this command takes the output of the ${command} and passes it as input to the cut command. The cut command then extracts specific columns from the input data using the specified delimiter and column number(s).

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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