$====$ nixtorial lesson: Cut$+$Paste$\_2====$

Continuing with $\text{'}$b$5$people.txt$\text{'}($again$,$ indentation is not part of the file$)$:

$$Last $$First $$Rank

$$Sheridan $$John $$Captain

$$Ivanova $$Susan $$Commander

$$Mollari $$Londo $$Ambassador

$$Garibaldi $$Michael $$Chief Warrant Officer

$$Franklin $$Stephen $$Lieutenant

$$Sinclair $$Jeffery $$Commander

If we want the whole last name, instead of listing the columns

separately, we can use ranges.

Last names are in columns $1-9,$ and first names in columns $12-18.$

Ranks are columns $21-41($for the longest one here$),$ but we could

say $\text{'}21-50\text{'}$ if we wanted to be sure we didn't cut something off.

Running this:

$$cut $-$b$1-10,21-50$ b$5$people.html

Would give:

$$Last $$Rank

$$Sheridan $$Captain

$$Ivanova $$Commander

$$Mollari $$Ambassador

$$Garibaldi Chief Warrant Officer

$$Franklin $$Lieutenant

$$Sinclair $$Commander

$($Note that if we did $\text{'}-$b$1-9,21-50\text{'},$ there wouldn't be a space between

Mr Garibaldi's name and his rank.$)$

Use cut to get the last names and ranks from $\text{'}$ds$9$people.txt$\text{'},$ with

one space between the longest last name and the start of that person's

rank. $$When you're sure your answer is right, send the output to

$\text{'}$ds$9$ranks.txt$\text{'}$ and type 'ready'.

nixtorial$>$ cat b$5$people.txt

Last $$First $$Rank

Sheridan $$John $$Captain

Ivanova $$Susan $$Commander

Mollari $$Londo $$Ambassador

Garibaldi $$Michael $$Chief Warrant Officer

Franklin $$Stephen $$Lieutenant

Sinclair $$Jeffery $$Commander

nixtorial$>$ cat ds$9$people.txt

Last $$First $$Rank

Sisko $$Benjamin Captain

Kira $$Nerys $$Major

Bashir $$Julian $$Lieutenant

Dax $$Jadzia $$Lieutenant

O'Brien $$Miles $$Chief Petty Officer