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hck vs choose: catalog facts
hck	choose
Free Free and open source, dual-licensed under MIT and the Unlicense.	Free Free and open source.
Command line	Command line
Regular expression field delimiters Output columns can be reordered	Short, Python-style slice syntax Negative indexing from the end of a line
Not a full cut clone in every detail Small project with infrequent activity	Only selects fields, not a full replacement for awk Not installed by default like cut
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT OR Unlicense	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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