1COLRM(1) User Commands COLRM(1)
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6 colrm - remove columns from a file
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9 colrm [first [last]]
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12 colrm removes selected columns from a file. Input is taken from stan‐
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15 If called with one parameter the columns of each line will be removed
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20 Column numbering starts with column 1.
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23 -V, --version
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27 Display help text and exit.
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30 awk(1p), column(1), expand(1), paste(1)
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33 The colrm command appeared in 3.0BSD.
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36 The colrm command is part of the util-linux package and is available
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