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NAME
       colrm - remove columns from a file

SYNOPSIS
       colrm [first [last]]

DESCRIPTION
       colrm  removes selected columns from a file.  Input is taken from stan-
       dard 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 parame-
       ters the columns from the first column  to  the	last  column  will  be
       removed.

       Column numbering starts with column 1.

OPTIONS
       -V, --version
	      Output version information and exit.

       -h, --help
	      Output help and exit.

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

HISTORY
       The colrm command appeared in 3.0BSD.

AVAILABILITY
       The  colrm  command  is part of the util-linux package and is available
       from Linux Kernel  Archive  <ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-
       linux/>.



util-linux			September 2011			      COLRM(1)