NAME

       colrm — remove columns from a file

SYNOPSIS

       colrm [start [stop]]

DESCRIPTION

       The  colrm  utility  removes  selected columns from the lines of a file.  A column is defined as a single
       character in a line.  Input is read from the standard input.  Output is written to the standard output.

       If only the start column is specified, columns numbered less than the start column will be  written.   If
       both  start  and  stop columns are specified, columns numbered less than the start column or greater than
       the stop column will be written.  Column numbering starts with one, not zero.

       Tab characters increment the column count to the next multiple of eight.  Backspace characters  decrement
       the column count by one.

ENVIRONMENT

       The  LANG,  LC_ALL  and  LC_CTYPE  environment  variables  affect  the execution of colrm as described in
       environ(7).

EXIT STATUS

       The colrm utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

SEE ALSO

       awk(1), column(1), cut(1), paste(1)

HISTORY

       The colrm command appeared in 3.0BSD.

Debian                                           August 4, 2004                                         COLRM(1)