-f fields
Ignore the first fields fields on each input line when doing comparisons, where fields is a
positive decimal integer. A field is the maximal string matched by the basic regular expression:
[[:blank:]]*[^[:blank:]]*
If the fields option-argument specifies more fields than appear on an input line, a null string shall be
used for comparison.
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-s chars
Ignore the first chars characters when doing comparisons, where chars shall be a positive decimal
integer. If specified in conjunction with the -f option, the first chars characters after the
first fields fields shall be ignored. If the chars option-argument specifies more characters than
remain on an input line, a null string shall be used for comparison.
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