Bug#1812: Cut in textutils with fields

[Erick Branderhorst <branderhorst@fgg.eur.nl>]

Package: textutils
Version: 1.11-2

I'm not sure if this a bug but IMO it is very misleading.
Specified fields with cut aren't ordered as specified in output.

$ cat testfile
1	2	3
1	2	3
1	2	3
$ cat testfile | cut -f1,2,3
1	2	3      ~~~~~
1	2	3
1	2	3
$ cat testfile | cut -f2,1,3
1	2	3      ~~~~~
1	2	3
1	2	3

Perhaps it is intended to be this way. If so this needs to be more
clearly explained in the man/info page.

Erick
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Department of General Surgery (Intensive Care) University Hospital Rotterdam NL