title: Shell: How to cut a single string with "Cut"?
body: <p>i'm trying to cut a string into the shell. I'd like to do something like:</p>
  
  <pre><code>cut -d' ' -f1 "hello 12345 xyz" 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but the problem is that cut accept a file, so if i pass the string to it, it tries to open the unexistent file called "hello 12345 xyz" and then tries to cut its content</p>
  
  <p>I'd like to resolve this problem with the base programs, so don't tell me to use awk</p>
  
  <p>thanks!</p>