cut isn't in /bin anyway, not on my system (amd64 unstable with coreutils 8.5-1):
~ $ dpkg -S bin/cut coreutils: /usr/bin/cut -- TH * http://www.realh.co.uk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org