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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}}`