Cut parts of a line by *byte position*, *character* and *field*. 

Cut command slices a line and extracts the text. It is necessary to specify option with command otherwise it gives error. 


[source,bash]
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cut OPTION [FILE]
e.g.
cut $LLO_DATAFILE | head -5
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*-b(byte):* To extract the specific bytes, you need to follow -b option with the list of byte numbers separated by comma. 

[source,bash]
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cut -b 1,2,3 $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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