User Commands - colrm- (1)
NAME
colrm-(1f) - [FUNIX] remove columns from a file (LICENSE:PD)
CONTENTS
Synopsis
Description
Options
History
Example
See Also
Author
License
SYNOPSIS
colrm- [first [last]]
DESCRIPTION
colrm- removes selected character 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. Tabs are NOT expanded.
OPTIONS
first starting column number to remove last ending column number to remove --version Display version information and exit. --help Display help text and exit.
HISTORY
The colrm(1) command appeared in 3.0BSD.
EXAMPLE
Samples
# trim file so no line is longer than 72 characters cat FILENAME|colrm- 73 # remove first three characters in each line cat FILENAME|colrm- 1 3
SEE ALSO
column(1), cut(1), head(1), tail(1), sed(1)See expand(1) and col(1) for methods of expanding tab and backspace characters.
AUTHOR
John S. Urban
LICENSE
Public Domain
| Nemo Release 3.1 | colrm- (1) | August 28, 2026 |
