choose-rust

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "# Choose\n\nThis is `choose`, a human-friendly and fast alternative to `cut` and (sometimes) `awk`\n\n[![`choose` demo](https://asciinema.org/a/315932.png)](https://asciinema.org/a/315932?autoplay=1)\n\n## Features\n\n- terse field selection syntax similar to Python\u0027s list slices\n- negative indexing from end of line\n- optional start/end index\n- zero-indexed\n- reverse ranges\n- slightly faster than `cut` for sufficiently long inputs, much faster than\n  `awk`\n- regular expression field separators using Rust\u0027s regex syntax\n\n## Rationale\n\nThe AWK programming language is designed for text processing and is extremely\ncapable in this endeavor. However, the `awk` command is not ideal for rapid\nshell use, with its requisite quoting of a line wrapped in curly braces, even\nfor the simplest of programs:\n\n```bash\nawk \u0027{print $1}\u0027\n```\n\nLikewise, `cut` is far from ideal for rapid shell use, because of its confusing\nsyntax. Field separators and ranges are just plain difficult to get right on the\nfirst try.\n\nIt is for these reasons that I present to you `choose`. It is not meant to be a\ndrop-in or complete replacement for either of the aforementioned tools, but\nrather a simple and intuitive tool to reach for when the basics of `awk` or\n`cut` will do, but the overhead of getting them to behave should not be\nnecessary.\n\n## Contributing\n\nPlease see our guidelines in [contributing.md](contributing.md).\n\n## Usage\n\n```\n$ choose --help\nchoose 1.2.0\n`choose` sections from each line of files\n\nUSAGE:\n    choose [FLAGS] [OPTIONS] \u003cchoices\u003e...\n\nFLAGS:\n    -c, --character-wise    Choose fields by character number\n    -d, --debug             Activate debug mode\n    -x, --exclusive         Use exclusive ranges, similar to array indexing in many programming languages\n    -h, --help              Prints help information\n    -n, --non-greedy        Use non-greedy field separators\n    -V, --version           Prints version information\n\nOPTIONS:\n    -f, --field-separator \u003cfield-separator\u003e\n            Specify fie",
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