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choose — A human-friendly and fast alternative to cut and (sometimes) awk. More information: <https://github.

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Problem

How to use the choose command: A human-friendly and fast alternative to cut and (sometimes) awk. More information: <https://github.com/theryangeary/choose#usage>.

Solution

choose — A human-friendly and fast alternative to cut and (sometimes) awk. More information: <https://github.com/theryangeary/choose#usage>.

Print the 5th item from a line (starting from 0):

choose {{4}}

Print the first, 3rd, and 5th item from a line, where items are separated by ':' instead of whitespace:

choose {{[-f|--field-separator]}} '{{:}}' {{0}} {{2}} {{4}}

Print everything from the 2nd to 5th item on the line, including the 5th:

choose {{1}}:{{4}}

Print everything from the 2nd to 5th item on the line, excluding the 5th:

choose {{[-x|--exclusive]}} {{1}}:{{4}}

Print the beginning of the line to the 3rd item:

choose :{{2}}

Print all items from the beginning of the line until the 3rd item (exclusive):

choose {{[-x|--exclusive]}} :{{2}}

Print all items from the 3rd to the end of the line:

choose {{2}}:

Print the last item from a line:

choose {{-1}}

Code Snippets

Print the 5th item from a line (starting from 0)

choose {{4}}

Print the first, 3rd, and 5th item from a line, where items are separated by ':' instead of whitespace

choose {{[-f|--field-separator]}} '{{:}}' {{0}} {{2}} {{4}}

Print everything from the 2nd to 5th item on the line, including the 5th

choose {{1}}:{{4}}

Print everything from the 2nd to 5th item on the line, excluding the 5th

choose {{[-x|--exclusive]}} {{1}}:{{4}}

Print the beginning of the line to the 3rd item

choose :{{2}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/choose

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