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-rw-r--r--src/cut.c3
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/cut.c b/src/cut.c
index 87380ac66..2a571483a 100644
--- a/src/cut.c
+++ b/src/cut.c
@@ -369,6 +369,9 @@ set_fields (const char *fieldstr)
dash_found = true;
fieldstr++;
+ if (lhs_specified && !value)
+ FATAL_ERROR (_("fields and positions are numbered from 1"));
+
initial = (lhs_specified ? value : 1);
value = 0;
}