---
title: Install choose on Debian using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of choose for on Debian - Human-friendly and fast
  alternative to cut and (sometimes) awk
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/choose/debian
---

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# Install choose on **Debian**

# choose

[James Tigert (kz6fittycent)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/kz6fittycent "View all snaps from James Tigert (kz6fittycent)")

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/choose/debian#install)

#### Human-friendly and fast alternative to cut and (sometimes) awk

This is choose, a human-friendly and fast alternative to cut and (sometimes) awk.

USAGE:
choose [FLAGS] [OPTIONS] <choices>...

FLAGS:
-c, --character-wise Choose fields by character number
-d, --debug Activate debug mode
-x, --exclusive Use exclusive ranges, similar to array indexing in many programming languages
-h, --help Prints help information
-n, --non-greedy Use non-greedy field separators
-V, --version Prints version information
OPTIONS:
-f, --field-separator <field-separator>
Specify field separator other than whitespace, using Rust `regex` syntax

```
 -i, --input <input>                                      Input file
 -o, --output-field-separator <output-field-separator>    Specify output field separator
```

ARGS:
<choices>... Fields to print. Either a, a:b, a..b, or a..=b, where a and b are integers. The beginning or end
of a range can be omitted, resulting in including the beginning or end of the line,
respectively. a:b is inclusive of b (unless overridden by -x). a..b is exclusive of b and a..=b
is inclusive of b

### Package name

* choose

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### License

* GPL-3.0

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### Last updated

* 15 September 2026 - latest/stable
* 12 June 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [asciinema.org](https://asciinema.org/a/315932?autoplay=1 "https://asciinema.org/a/315932?autoplay=1")

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### Contact

* [github.com/kz6fittycent/choose](https://github.com/kz6fittycent/choose "https://github.com/kz6fittycent/choose")

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### Source code

* [github.com/theryangeary/choose](https://github.com/theryangeary/choose "https://github.com/theryangeary/choose")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/kz6fittycent/choose/issues](https://github.com/kz6fittycent/choose/issues "https://github.com/kz6fittycent/choose/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/choose/debian#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Debian and install choose

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

On Debian 9 (Stretch) and newer, snap can be installed directly from the command line:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

After this, install the snapd snap in order to get the latest snapd:

```
sudo snap install snapd
```

### Install choose

To install choose, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install choose
```

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