utils-std

commit: 6b414d8c17858223bcba256b33b355e61f479e0e
parent 7603bb4fb0cce45bb69d7cec39f3cc11e33bd586
Author: Haelwenn (lanodan) Monnier <contact@hacktivis.me>
Date:   Thu, 12 Sep 2024 03:44:52 +0200

cmd/cut.1: document ranges

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cmd/cut.1
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1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/cmd/cut.1 b/cmd/cut.1
@@ -34,11 +34,28 @@ or character-delimited fields
 .Pp
 The
 .Ar list
-argument is a comma-separated list of 1-based ranges, where for example
-.Ql 1,2,3
-and
+argument is a comma-separated list of 1-based ranges, where:
+.Bl -tag -width _1_2_3_
+.It Ql n-
+Selects from
+.Ql n
+to the end of line.
+.It Ql n
+Selects
+.Ql n
+.It Ql n-m
+Selects from
+.Ql n
+to
+.Ql m .
+.It Ql -m
+Selects from
+start of the line to
+.Ql m .
+.It Ql 1,2,3
+is equivalent to
 .Ql 1-3
-are equivalents.
+.El
 .Sh OPTIONS
 .Bl -tag -width _d_delim
 .It Fl b Ar list