NAME
colrm
—
remove columns from a file
SYNOPSIS
colrm |
[start [stop]] |
DESCRIPTION
colrm
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.
SEE ALSO
HISTORY
The colrm
utility first appeared in
1BSD.
AUTHORS
Jeff Schriebman wrote the original version
of colrm
in November 1974.