field.1

.TH FIELD 1 1987-1-1
.SH NAME
\fBfield\fR \(en select fields or columns from a file.
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBfield\fR [\fB n \fR] \fI...\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
The \fBfield\fR command  copies specified, tab-separated fields from the
standard input to the standard output. Fields are numbered from 1
and a field may be requested more than once.
.SH BUGS
The number of input and output fields may not exceed 256 and the
maximum line length is 4096 characters.
.SH HISTORY
1987 \(en Originally written by Stephen R. Bourne.