COLRM(1)

COLRM(1)                         User Commands                        COLRM(1)

NAME
       colrm - remove columns from a file

SYNOPSIS
       colrm [first [last]]

DESCRIPTION
       colrm  removes selected columns from a file.  Input is taken from stan-
       dard input.  Output is sent to standard output.

       If called with one parameter the columns of each line will  be  removed
       starting  with  the specified first column.  If called with two parame-
       ters the columns from the first column to the last column will  be  re-
       moved.

       Column numbering starts with column 1.

OPTIONS
       -V, --version
              Display version information and exit.

       -h, --help
              Display help text and exit.

SEE ALSO
       awk(1p), column(1), expand(1), paste(1)

HISTORY
       The colrm command appeared in 3.0BSD.

AVAILABILITY
       The  colrm  command  is part of the util-linux package and is available
       from Linux Kernel Archive <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-
       linux/>.

util-linux                      September 2011                        COLRM(1)