cut -c or cut -b

[De, Shounak]

uname -a
Linux lxdev3m0 2.4.7-10smp #1 SMP Thu Sep 6 17:09:31 EDT 2001 i686 unknown

a=`echo "     Joy     " | cut  -b0-` ; echo [$a]
[ Joy ]
a=`echo "     Joy     " | cut  -b1-` ; echo [$a]
[ Joy ]
a=`echo "     Joy     " | cut  -b2-` ; echo [$a]
[ Joy ]
a=`echo "     Joy     " | cut  -b3-` ; echo [$a]
[ Joy ]
a=`echo "     Joy     " | cut  -b4-` ; echo [$a]
[ Joy ]
a=`echo "     Joy     " | cut  -b5-` ; echo [$a]
[ Joy ]
a=`echo "     Joy     " | cut  -b6-` ; echo [$a]
[Joy ]
a=`echo "     Joy     " | cut  -b7-` ; echo [$a]
[oy ]

a=`echo "     Joy     " | cut  -c0-` ; echo [$a]
[ Joy ]
a=`echo "     Joy     " | cut  -c1-` ; echo [$a]
[ Joy ]
a=`echo "     Joy     " | cut  -c2-` ; echo [$a]
[ Joy ]
a=`echo "     Joy     " | cut  -c3-` ; echo [$a]
[ Joy ]
a=`echo "     Joy     " | cut  -c4-` ; echo [$a]
[ Joy ]
a=`echo "     Joy     " | cut  -c5-` ; echo [$a]
[ Joy ]
a=`echo "     Joy     " | cut  -c6-` ; echo [$a]
[Joy ]
a=`echo "     Joy     " | cut  -c7-` ; echo [$a]
[oy ]