COLRM
Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: September 2011
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NAME
colrm - remove columns from a file
SYNOPSIS
colrm
[
first [
last]]
DESCRIPTION
colrm
removes selected columns from a file. Input is taken from standard 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 parameters the columns from the
first
column to the
last
column will be removed.
Column numbering starts with column 1.
OPTIONS
- -V, --version
-
Display version information and exit.
- -h, --help
-
Display help text and exit.
HISTORY
The
colrm
command appeared in 3.0BSD.
SEE ALSO
awk(1p),
column(1),
expand(1),
paste(1)
AVAILABILITY
The colrm command is part of the util-linux package and is available from
Linux Kernel Archive