---
name: "cut-range"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "bali-phy"
version: "4.0-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cut-range"
---

# cut-range(1)

Select lines from multiple input files based on lines containing key = value.

## NAME

**cut-range** - Select lines from multiple input files based on lines containing `key = value`.

## SYNOPSIS

**cut-range** filename1.fastas \[filename2.fastas ...\] \[OPTIONS\]

## DESCRIPTION

Select lines from multiple input files based on lines containing `key = value`.

## ALL OPTIONS:

- **-h**, **–help**

  produce help message

- **–key** *arg* (=iterations)

  cut based on values of *key*=value

- **–skip** *arg*

  the number of samples to skip

- **–until** *arg*

  last sample to use

- **–size** *arg*

  maximum number of samples to use

- **–verbose**

  Output more log messages on stderr.

## EXAMPLES:

Select alignments after the first 100 iterations from two different runs:

-

  ```
  % cut-range --skip=100 run-1/C1.P1.fastas run-2/C1.P1.fastas > P1.fastas
  ```

## REPORTING BUGS:

BAli-Phy online help: ⟨http://www.bali-phy.org/docs.php⟩\\c .

Please send bug reports to ⟨bali-phy-users@googlegroups.com⟩\\c .

## AUTHORS

Benjamin Redelings.