[migor@clash migor]$ echo a b | cut -d' ' -f3 [migor@clash migor]$ echo a b | cut -d' ' -f3- [migor@clash migor]$ echo a | cut -d' ' -f3 a [migor@clash migor]$ echo a | cut -d' ' -f3- a
Described behaviour conforms to documentation, see "info cut".