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+<tool id="unixtools_cut_tool" name="cut" version="0.1.1">
+    <description>columns from files</description>
+    <requirements>
+        <requirement type="package" version="8.21">gnu_coreutils</requirement>
+    </requirements>
+    <command>
+        cut ${complement} ${cutwhat} '${list}' '${input}' &gt; '${output}'
+    </command>
+
+    <inputs>
+        <param format="txt" name="input" type="data" label="file to cut" />
+        <param name="complement" type="select" label="Operation">
+            <option value="">Keep</option>
+            <option value="--complement">Discard</option>
+        </param>
+
+        <param name="cutwhat" type="select" label="Cut by">
+            <option value="-f">fields</option>
+            <option value="-c">characters</option>
+            <option value="-b">bytes</option>
+        </param>
+
+        <param name="list" type="text" size="20" value="" label="List of Fields/Characters/Bytes" help="These will be kept/discarded (depending on 'operation'). &lt;BR /&gt; Examples: 1,3,4 or 2-5">
+            <sanitizer>
+                <valid initial="string.printable">
+                    <remove value="&apos;"/>
+                </valid>
+            </sanitizer>
+        </param>
+    </inputs>
+
+    <tests>
+        <test>
+            <param name="input" value="unix_cut_input1.txt" />
+            <output name="output" file="unix_cut_output1.txt" />
+            <param name="complement" value="Keep" />
+            <param name="cutwhat" value="fields" />
+            <param name="list"  value="1,3,4" />
+        </test>
+        <test>
+            <param name="input" value="unix_cut_input1.txt" />
+            <output name="output" file="unix_cut_output1.txt" />
+            <param name="complement" value="Discard" />
+            <param name="cutwhat" value="fields" />
+            <param name="list"  value="2" />
+        </test>
+    </tests>
+
+    <outputs>
+        <data format="input" name="output" metadata_source="input" />
+    </outputs>
+    <help>
+
+**What it does**
+
+This tool runs the **cut** unix command, which extract or delete columns from a file.
+
+-----
+
+Field List Example:
+
+**1,3,7** - Cut specific fields/characters.
+
+**3-**    - Cut from the third field/character to the end of the line.
+
+**2-5**   - Cut from the second to the fifth field/character.
+
+**-8**    - Cut from the first to the eight field/characters.
+
+
+
+
+Input Example::
+
+    fruit	color	price	weight
+    apple	red	1.4	0.5
+    orange	orange	1.5	0.3
+    banana	yellow	0.9	0.3
+
+
+Output Example ( **Keeping fields 1,3,4** )::
+
+    fruit	price	weight
+    apple	1.4	0.5
+    orange	1.5	0.3
+    banana	0.9	0.3
+
+Output Example ( **Discarding field 2** )::
+
+    fruit	price	weight
+    apple	1.4	0.5
+    orange	1.5	0.3
+    banana	0.9	0.3
+
+Output Example ( **Keeping 3 characters** )::
+
+    fru
+    app
+    ora
+    ban
+
+  </help>
+</tool>