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 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 parame-
ters the columns from the first column to the last column will be removed.
Column numbering starts with column 1.
OPTIONS
-V, --version
Output version information and exit.
-h, --help
Output help and exit.
SEE ALSO
awk(1), 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 <ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-
linux/>.
util-linux September 2011 COLRM(1)
