Lots of updates.  Finished implementing BB_FEATURE_TRIVIAL_HELP
which lets you compile out most of the "--help" output, saving
up to 17k.

Renamed mnc to nc.
 -Erik
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+/* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */
+/*
+ * cut implementation for busybox
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) Michael J. Holme
+ *
+ * This version of cut is adapted from Minix cut and was modified 
+ * by Erik Andersen <andersee@debian.org> to be used in busybox.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+ * 
+ * Original copyright notice is retained at the end of this file.
+ */
+
+#include "internal.h"
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
+#define bb_need_help
+#include "messages.c"
+
+#define MAX_FIELD	80			/* Pointers to the beginning of each field
+								   * are stored in columns[], if a line holds
+								   * more than MAX_FIELD columns the array
+								   * boundary is exceed. But unlikely at 80 */
+
+#define MAX_ARGS	32			/* Maximum number of fields following -f or
+								   * -c switches                                                      */
+int args[MAX_ARGS * 2];
+int num_args;
+
+/* Lots of new defines, should easen maintainance...			*/
+#define DUMP_STDIN	0			/* define for mode: no options   */
+#define OPTIONF		1			/* define for mode: option -f    */
+#define OPTIONC		2			/* define for mode: option -c    */
+#define OPTIONB		3			/* define for mode: option -b    */
+#define NOTSET		0			/* option not selected       */
+#define SET		1				/* option selected       */
+
+/* Defines for the warnings						*/
+#define DELIMITER_NOT_APPLICABLE	0
+#define OVERRIDING_PREVIOUS_MODE	1
+#define OPTION_NOT_APPLICABLE		2
+#define UNKNOWN_OPTION			3
+#define FILE_NOT_READABLE		4
+
+/* Defines for the fatal errors						*/
+#define SYNTAX_ERROR				101
+#define POSITION_ERROR				102
+#define LINE_TO_LONG_ERROR			103
+#define RANGE_ERROR					104
+#define MAX_FIELDS_EXEEDED_ERROR	105
+#define MAX_ARGS_EXEEDED_ERROR		106
+
+
+int mode;						/* 0 = dump stdin to stdout, 1=-f, 2=-c   */
+char delim = '\t';				/* default delimiting character   */
+FILE *fd;
+char *name;
+char line[BUFSIZ];
+int exit_status;
+
+int cut_main(int argc, char **argv);
+void warn(int warn_number, char *option);
+void cuterror(int err);
+void get_args(void);
+void cut(void);
+
+void warn(int warn_number, char *option)
+{
+	static char *warn_msg[] = {
+		"%s: Option -d allowed only with -f\n",
+		"%s: -%s overrides earlier option\n",
+		"%s: -%s not allowed in current mode\n",
+		"%s: Cannot open %s\n"
+	};
+
+	fprintf(stderr, warn_msg[warn_number], name, option);
+	exit_status = warn_number + 1;
+
+}
+
+void cuterror(int err)
+{
+	static char *err_mes[] = {
+		"%s: syntax error\n",
+		"%s: position must be >0\n",
+		"%s: line longer than BUFSIZ\n",
+		"%s: range must not decrease from left to right\n",
+		"%s: MAX_FIELD exceeded\n",
+		"%s: MAX_ARGS exceeded\n"
+	};
+
+	fprintf(stderr, err_mes[err - 101], name);
+	exit(err);
+}
+
+
+void get_args()
+{
+	int i = 0;
+	int arg_ptr = 0;
+	int flag;
+
+	num_args = 0;
+	do {
+		if (num_args == MAX_ARGS)
+			cuterror(MAX_ARGS_EXEEDED_ERROR);
+		if (!isdigit(line[i]) && line[i] != '-')
+			cuterror(SYNTAX_ERROR);
+
+		args[arg_ptr] = 1;
+		args[arg_ptr + 1] = BUFSIZ;
+		flag = 1;
+
+		while (line[i] != ',' && line[i] != 0) {
+			if (isdigit(line[i])) {
+				args[arg_ptr] = 0;
+				while (isdigit(line[i]))
+					args[arg_ptr] = 10 * args[arg_ptr] + line[i++] - '0';
+				if (!args[arg_ptr])
+					cuterror(POSITION_ERROR);
+				arg_ptr++;
+			}
+			if (line[i] == '-') {
+				arg_ptr |= 1;
+				i++;
+				flag = 0;
+			}
+		}
+		if (flag && arg_ptr & 1)
+			args[arg_ptr] = args[arg_ptr - 1];
+		if (args[num_args * 2] > args[num_args * 2 + 1])
+			cuterror(RANGE_ERROR);
+		num_args++;
+		arg_ptr = num_args * 2;
+	}
+	while (line[i++]);
+}
+
+
+void cut()
+{
+	int i, j, length, maxcol=0;
+	char *columns[MAX_FIELD];
+
+	while (fgets(line, BUFSIZ, fd)) {
+		length = strlen(line) - 1;
+		*(line + length) = 0;
+		switch (mode) {
+		case DUMP_STDIN:
+			printf("%s", line);
+			break;
+		case OPTIONF:
+			columns[maxcol++] = line;
+			for (i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+				if (*(line + i) == delim) {
+					*(line + i) = 0;
+					if (maxcol == MAX_FIELD)
+						cuterror(MAX_FIELDS_EXEEDED_ERROR);
+					columns[maxcol] = line + i + 1;
+					maxcol++;
+				}
+			}
+			if (maxcol != 1) { 
+				for (i = 0; i < num_args; i++) {
+					for (j = args[i * 2]; j <= args[i * 2 + 1]; j++)
+						if (j <= maxcol) {
+							printf("%s", columns[j - 1]);
+							if (i != num_args - 1 || j != args[i * 2 + 1])
+								putchar(delim);
+						}
+				}
+			}
+			break;
+		case OPTIONC:
+			for (i = 0; i < num_args; i++) {
+				for (j = args[i * 2];
+					 j <= (args[i * 2 + 1] >
+						   length ? length : args[i * 2 + 1]); j++)
+					putchar(*(line + j - 1));
+			}
+		}
+		if (maxcol != 1)
+			putchar('\n');
+	}
+}
+
+
+int cut_main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	int i = 1;
+	int numberFilenames = 0;
+
+	name = argv[0];
+
+	if (argc == 1 || strcmp(argv[1], dash_dash_help)==0)
+		usage( "cut [OPTION]... [FILE]...\n"
+#ifndef BB_FEATURE_TRIVIAL_HELP
+				"\nPrints selected fields from each input FILE to standard output.\n\n"
+				"Options:\n"
+				"\t-b LIST\tOutput only bytes from LIST\n"
+				"\t-c LIST\tOutput only characters from LIST\n"
+				"\t-d DELIM\tUse DELIM instead of tab as the field delimiter\n"
+				"\t-f N\tPrint only these fields\n"
+				"\t-n\tIgnored\n"
+#endif
+				);
+
+	while (i < argc) {
+		if (argv[i][0] == '-') {
+			switch (argv[i++][1]) {
+			case 'd':
+				if (mode == OPTIONC || mode == OPTIONB)
+					warn(DELIMITER_NOT_APPLICABLE, "d");
+				delim = argv[i++][0];
+				break;
+			case 'f':
+				sprintf(line, "%s", argv[i++]);
+				if (mode == OPTIONC || mode == OPTIONB)
+					warn(OVERRIDING_PREVIOUS_MODE, "f");
+				mode = OPTIONF;
+				break;
+			case 'b':
+				sprintf(line, "%s", argv[i++]);
+				if (mode == OPTIONF || mode == OPTIONC)
+					warn(OVERRIDING_PREVIOUS_MODE, "b");
+				mode = OPTIONB;
+				break;
+			case 'c':
+				sprintf(line, "%s", argv[i++]);
+				if (mode == OPTIONF || mode == OPTIONB)
+					warn(OVERRIDING_PREVIOUS_MODE, "c");
+				mode = OPTIONC;
+				break;
+			case '\0':			/* - means: read from stdin      */
+				numberFilenames++;
+				break;
+			case 'n':			/* needed for Posix, but no effect here  */
+				if (mode != OPTIONB)
+					warn(OPTION_NOT_APPLICABLE, "n");
+				break;
+			default:
+				warn(UNKNOWN_OPTION, &(argv[i - 1][1]));
+			}
+		} else {
+			i++;
+			numberFilenames++;
+		}
+	}
+
+/* Here follow the checks, if the selected options are reasonable.	*/
+	if (mode == OPTIONB)		/* since in Minix char := byte       */
+		mode = OPTIONC;
+	get_args();
+	if (numberFilenames != 0) {
+		i = 1;
+		while (i < argc) {
+			if (argv[i][0] == '-') {
+				switch (argv[i][1]) {
+				case 'f':
+				case 'c':
+				case 'b':
+				case 'd':
+					i += 2;
+					break;
+				case 'n':
+				case 'i':
+				case 's':
+					i++;
+					break;
+				case '\0':
+					fd = stdin;
+					i++;
+					cut();
+					break;
+				default:
+					i++;
+				}
+			} else {
+				if ((fd = fopen(argv[i++], "r")) == NULL) {
+					warn(FILE_NOT_READABLE, argv[i - 1]);
+				} else {
+					cut();
+					fclose(fd);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		fd = stdin;
+		cut();
+	}
+
+	exit(exit_status);
+}
+
+/* cut - extract columns from a file or stdin. 	Author: Michael J. Holme
+ *
+ *	Copyright 1989, Michael John Holme, All rights reserved.
+ *	This code may be freely distributed, provided that this notice
+ *	remains intact.
+ *
+ *	V1.1: 6th September 1989
+ *
+ *	Bugs, criticisms, etc,
+ *      c/o Mark Powell
+ *          JANET sq79@uk.ac.liv
+ *          ARPA  sq79%liv.ac.uk@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk
+ *          UUCP  ...!mcvax!ukc!liv.ac.uk!sq79
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *	Changed for POSIX1003.2/Draft10 conformance
+ *	Thomas Brupbacher (tobr@mw.lpc.ethz.ch), September 1990.
+ *	Changes:
+ *	    - separation of error messages ( stderr) and output (stdout).
+ *	    - support for -b and -n (no effect, -b acts as -c)
+ *	    - support for -s
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 1987,1997, Prentice Hall
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * 
+ * Redistribution and use of the MINIX operating system in source and
+ * binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided
+ * that the following conditions are met:
+ * 
+ * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 
+ * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+ * copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+ * disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
+ * with the distribution.
+ * 
+ * Neither the name of Prentice Hall nor the names of the software
+ * authors or contributors may be used to endorse or promote
+ * products derived from this software without specific prior
+ * written permission.
+ * 
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS, AUTHORS, AND
+ * CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
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+ * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
+ * IN NO EVENT SHALL PRENTICE HALL OR ANY AUTHORS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+ * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
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+ * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
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+ * WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
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+ *
+ */
+
+