It also doesn’t let you reorder or splice together fields.
I used it for years but now that I have a working understanding of `awk` I have never looked back.
Of course awk can do much more, but if all you want is "| awk '{print $2}'" then "cut -wf2" is so much more convenient.
It also doesn’t let you reorder or splice together fields.
I used it for years but now that I have a working understanding of `awk` I have never looked back.