Split output of command by columns using Bash?

Question

I want to do this:

1. run a command
2. capture the output
3. select a line
4. select a column of that line

Just as an example, l

Answer 1

try

ps |&
while read -p first second third fourth etc ; do
   if [[ $first == '11383' ]]
   then
       echo got: $fourth
   fi       
done