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  • Nice! I mostly use POSIX features only, so I wasn't aware of the --complement option. Notably, this is GNU-specific. Commented Apr 1, 2017 at 1:04
  • I was looking at a more specific option, because its in text file and "test5232.lop" isn't always in the same place. Commented Apr 1, 2017 at 1:10
  • @JohnDoe6262, that's actually a much less interesting use case. Commented Apr 1, 2017 at 1:13
  • @JohnDoe6262, maybe @wildcard will modify his sed answer, because if just want to remove a specific string sed is super easy. Commented Apr 1, 2017 at 1:14
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    If your cut doesn't support --complement you can use a field list instead: cut -d '|' -f 1-2,4- Commented Apr 1, 2017 at 12:48