How to cut by bytes?

To cut by bytes instead of characters using the cut command, you can use the -b option. This allows you to specify byte positions to extract from each line of a file.

Syntax:

cut -b <range> <file>

Example:

If you want to extract bytes 1 to 5 and 10 to 15 from a file named inventory.txt, you would use:

cut -b 1-5,10-15 /home/labex/project/inventory.txt

Explanation:

• -b 1-5,10-15: This tells cut to extract bytes from positions 1 to 5 and from 10 to 15.
• /home/labex/project/inventory.txt: This is the file you are processing.

Note:

• Be aware that byte and character counts may differ, especially with multibyte characters (like UTF-8).

If you have more questions or need further clarification, feel free to ask!