Re: what is the DOS equivalent of the "cut" command?

by Dr J R Stockton <jrs@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Aug 23, 2007 at 10:12 PM

In alt.msdos.programmer message <1187877414.946448.15860@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Thu, 23 Aug 2007 06:56:54, Ameya
<ameya.r.sathe@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> posted:

>I am trying to cut a specific column from a piece of text that I get
>as an output through piping. I know that in Linux the "cut" command
>does the trick but I do not know what is the command for that in DOS
>or if I can do it in dos command line. It would be great if anyone

COLS, via sig line 3, should easily do it.

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