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choose

A human-friendly and fast alternative to cut and (sometimes) awk. More information: https://github.com/theryangeary/choose.

• Print the 5th item from a line (starting from 0):
   
  choose {{4}}
   
• Print the first, 3rd, and 5th item from a line, where items are separated by ':' instead of whitespace:
   
  choose --field-separator '{{:}}' {{0}} {{2}} {{4}}
   
• Print everything from the 2nd to 5th item on the line, including the 5th:
   
  choose {{1}}:{{4}}
   
• Print everything from the 2nd to 5th item on the line, excluding the 5th:
   
  choose --exclusive {{1}}:{{4}}
   
• Print the beginning of the line to the 3rd item:
   
  choose :{{2}}
   
• Print all items from the beginning of the line until the 3rd item (exclusive):
   
  choose --exclusive :{{2}}
   
• Print all items from the 3rd to the end of the line:
   
  choose {{2}}:
   
• Print the last item from a line:
   
  choose {{-1}}