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# 1  
Old 08-15-2017
How can I remove first column with awk?
cat input.txt
Code:
a x
b y
c z

Expected output
Code:
x
y
z

# 2  
Old 08-16-2017
Hello cola,

Could you please try following and let me know if this helps you.
Solution 1st: To get by 2nd field in code.
Code:
awk '{print $2}'   Input_file

Solution 2nd: Considering your Input_file has only 2 fields so getting the last field of it then.
Code:
awk '{print $NF}'   Input_file

Solution 3rd: Using cut command for this task may help too.
Code:
cut -d" " -f2   Input_file

Thanks,
R. Singh
# 3  
Old 08-16-2017
Another solution in awk. Just empty the first field and print the line

Code:
awk '{$1=""}1' input.txt

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# 4  
Old 08-16-2017
Try also
Code:
colrm 1 2 <file
x
y
z

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# 5  
Old 08-16-2017
Quote:
Originally Posted by itkamaraj
Another solution in awk. Just empty the first field and print the line

Code:
awk '{$1=""}1' input.txt

$1 is the first column, first column is replaced by null string. But what is 1 here?
Last edited by cola; 08-16-2017 at 08:16 AM..
# 6  
Old 08-16-2017
The one is a boolean (truth) value. It means print this line. So the command removes the first field then prints what is left.
# 7  
Old 08-16-2017
Quote:
Originally Posted by jim mcnamara
The one is a boolean (truth) value. It means print this line. So the command removes the first field then prints what is left.
Is it possible to rewrite this code without 1? (using something like print)
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