man > COLRM(1)

⚡ TLDR: COLRM (tldr-pages)

Remove columns from `stdin`.

  • Remove first column of `stdin`
    colrm {{1 1}}
  • Remove from 3rd column till the end of each line
    colrm {{3}}
  • Remove from the 3rd column till the 5th column of each line
    colrm {{3 5}}
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 parameters the columns from the first column to
       the last column will be removed.

       Column numbering starts with column 1.

OPTIONS
       -h, --help
           Display help text and exit.

       -V, --version
           Print version and exit.

HISTORY
       The colrm command appeared in 3.0BSD.

SEE ALSO
       awk(1p), column(1), expand(1), paste(1)

REPORTING BUGS
       For bug reports, use the issue tracker at https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues.

AVAILABILITY
       The colrm command is part of the util-linux package which can be downloaded from Linux Kernel
       Archive <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>.

util-linux 2.39.3                            2023-10-23                                     COLRM(1)

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