2 files changed, 28 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/coreutils/cut.c b/coreutils/cut.c
index f4cf5401b..3abebe7ad 100644
--- a/coreutils/cut.c
+++ b/coreutils/cut.c
@@ -243,6 +243,16 @@ static void cut_file(FILE *file, const char *delim, const char *odelim,
                                                 start = next;
                                                 continue;
                                         }
+                                        /* -F N-M preserves intermediate delimiters: */
+                                        //printf "1 2  3  4  5  6  7\n" | toybox cut -O: -F2,4-6,7
+                                        //2:4  5  6:7
+                                        if (opt_REGEX && dcount <= cut_list[cl_pos].endpos)
+                                                continue;
+// NB: toybox does the above for -f too, but it's a compatibility bug:
+//printf "1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8\n" | toybox cut -d' ' -O: -f2,4-6,7
+//2:4 5 6:7  // WRONG!
+//printf "1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8\n" | cut -d' ' --output-delimiter=: -f2,4-6,7
+//2:4:5:6:7  // GNU coreutils 9.1
                                 }
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_CUT_REGEX
                                 if (end != start || !opt_REGEX)
diff --git a/testsuite/cut.tests b/testsuite/cut.tests
index 52d05fde3..e57b028ac 100755
--- a/testsuite/cut.tests
+++ b/testsuite/cut.tests
@@ -104,6 +104,19 @@ Weather forecast for tonight : dark.
 Apple: you can buy better, but you can't pay more.
 Subcalifragilisticexpialidocious.
 Auntie Em: Hate you, hate Kansas. Took the dog. Dorothy."
+
+optional FEATURE_CUT_REGEX LONG_OPTS
+testing "cut -F preserves intermediate delimiters" \
+        "cut --output-delimiter=: -F2,4-6,7" \
+        "2:4            5  6:7\n" \
+        "" "1 2  3  4\t\t5  6  7 8\n"
+SKIP=
+
+optional LONG_OPTS
+testing "cut -f does not preserve intermediate delimiters" \
+        "cut --output-delimiter=: -d' ' -f2,4-6,7" \
+        "2:4:5:6:7\n" \
+        "" "1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8\n"
 SKIP=
 
 testing "cut empty field" "cut -d ':' -f 1-3" \
@@ -124,23 +137,25 @@ testing "cut -dNEWLINE" \
         "2\n4\n6\n7\n" \
         "" "1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7"
 
+optional LONG_OPTS
 testing "cut -dNEWLINE --output-delimiter" \
         "cut -d'
-' -O@@ -f4,2,6-8" \
+' --output-delimiter=@@ -f4,2,6-8" \
         "2@@4@@6@@7\n" \
         "" "1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7"
 
 testing "cut -dNEWLINE --output-delimiter 2" \
         "cut -d'
-' -O@@ -f4,2,6-8" \
+' --output-delimiter=@@ -f4,2,6-8" \
         "2@@4@@6@@7\n" \
         "" "1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n"
 
 testing "cut -dNEWLINE --output-delimiter EMPTY_INPUT" \
         "cut -d'
-' -O@@ -f4,2,6-8" \
+' --output-delimiter=@@ -f4,2,6-8" \
         "" \
         "" ""
+SKIP=
 
 # This seems to work as if delimiter is never found.
 # We test here that -d '' does *not* operate as if there was no -d