*-f(field):* To extract the specific field.

*-c* option is useful for fixed-length lines.

Most files doesn’t have fixed-length lines. 

To extract information you need to cut by fields. 

List of the fields must be separated by -d option. 


[source,bash]
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cut -d',' -f5 $LLO_DATAFILE | head -5
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[INFO]
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DATAFILE

The datafile  contains aggregate individual statistics for 67 NBA seasons. from basic box-score attributes such as points, assists, rebounds etc., to more advanced money-ball like features such as Value Over Replacement.

Take a look in
link:https://git.swarmlab.io:3000/llo/LabLearningObject/src/branch/master/data/nba_statistics_glossary[Glossary^]
for a detailed column description

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE:  LLO_DATAFILE

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