HackerRank Cut #3 problem solution YASH PAL, 31 July 2024 In this HackerRank Cut #3 problem-solution Using cut, multiple items can be retrieved with the same command. For instance, to return multiple columns from a line, there are two basic needs: Multiple columns that are not contiguous Multiple columns that are contiguous The following commands split a string on dots, then return columns 1 and 3, then columns 1 through 3. The -d flag specifies the delimiter and the -f flag specifies the column(s) to return. Note that the delimiter is added back in to the results. echo 100.200.300.400 |cut -d ‘.’ -f 1,3 100.300 echo 100.200.300.400 |cut -d ‘.’ -f 1-3 100.200.300 Read the man pages for concise documentation. Display a range of characters starting at the 2nd position of a string and ending at the 7th position (both positions included). Problem solution. #!/bin/bash while read line; do if [[ $line == "" ]]; then break; else echo $line | cut -c2-7 fi done Second solution. cut -c2-7 Third solution. cut -c2-7 $1 coding problems linux shell