colrm − remove columns from a file

colrm [startcol [endcol]]

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 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.

awk(1), column(1), expand(1), paste(1)

The colrm command appeared in 3.0BSD.

The colrm command is part of the util-linux-ng package and is available from ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux-ng/.

3rd Berkeley Distribution March 14, 1991 3rd Berkeley Distribution