Cut command RHEL 6.8 compatibility issues

Hi,





We have a lot of scripts using cut as:





cut -c 0-8 --works for cut (GNU coreutils) 5.97, but does not work for cut (GNU coreutils) 8.4.





Gives error -





Code:





cut: fields and positions are numbered from 1

Try `cut --help 'for more information.





The position needs to start with an issue.





Is there a way where I can have multiple cut versions installed and use the older version of cut for the user which runs the script?





or any other work around without having to change the scripts?





Please help.

Thanks!





I did not find the right solution from the Internet.





References: https : //www.unix.com/shell-programming-and-scripting/266931-cut-command

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