#!/bin/bash
#check if comma or semicolon
if [[ $( grep -c ',' $1 ) -gt $( grep -c ';' $1 ) ]]
then
    delim=','
else
    delim=';'
fi

file=$1
shift
#build cut
cut_cmd="cut -d${delim} -f"
#for option in $* ; do
#head -n1 $file | cut -d${delim} -f${option}
#done
cut_cmd="${cut_cmd}$(echo ${*} | tr ' ' ',') ${file}"
#echo ${cut_cmd%,}
$(echo $cut_cmd)