[Solved] Given a file data.csv with content:name,age,city Alice,30,NY Bob,25,LAWhat is the output of cut -d ',' -f 2 data.csv? | Linux CLI

Linux CLI - Text Processing

Given a file data.csv with content:

name,age,city
Alice,30,NY
Bob,25,LA

What is the output of cut -d ',' -f 2 data.csv?

Aname Alice Bob

B30 25

Ccity NY LA

Dage 30 25

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Identify delimiter and field
The command uses comma as delimiter and extracts the 2nd field (age).
Step 2: Extract 2nd column values
From the file, the 2nd column values are 'age', '30', and '25'.
Final Answer:
age 30 25 -> Option D
Quick Check:
Field 2 with comma delimiter = age,30,25 [OK]

Quick Trick: Use -d ',' and -f to extract specific CSV columns [OK]

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