cut and paste

Lesson in the Shell / Bash Roadmap · Stage 11: Text Editors

Last updated 14 September 2026

What is cut and paste?

cut and paste are command-line utilities used for manipulating text files. cut extracts specific sections (columns) from each line of a file based on delimiters or character positions. paste merges lines from multiple files into a single output stream, typically by concatenating corresponding lines side-by-side.

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Free resources to learn cut and paste

ArticleCut Command in Linux | Linuxize
ArticlePaste Command in Linux (Merge Lines) | Linuxize
VideoLinux Crash Course - The cut Command
VideoLinux Tutorials | paste command

cut and paste: common questions

Can I learn cut and paste in Hindi?

This lesson is written in English. Once you sign in, open it in the interactive course and ask the AI tutor to explain cut and paste in Hindi or Hinglish. The tutor answers from this lesson’s own text, so it stays on the syllabus, and it runs on your own Google, OpenAI or Anthropic key.

Is this cut and paste tutorial for beginners?

It is lesson 47 of 166 in the free Shell / Bash roadmap, in stage 11, Text Editors. If you are new to Shell / Bash, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.