cut
Use tab as delimiter
_$: cut -f2,6 file # \t is the default delimiter
_$: cut -d$'\t' -f2,6 # but we can use expressions as this one in bash
Print concrete fields
Example: Print fields 2 and 6
_$: cut -f2,6 file
Print a range of fields
Example: Print fields 2 to 6:
_$: cut -f2-6 file