With this simple file: ``` cat << EOF > a a:1 EOF echo -n 'b:' >> a ``` With GNU ``` $ cat a|/usr/bin/cut -d' ' -f1 a:1 ``` With our: ``` $ cat a| ./target/debug/coreutils cut -d' ' -f1 a:1 b: ``` tested by: tests/cut/cut.pl