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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
	   Display 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
       <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 2.41.2		  2025-09-22			      COLRM(1)

colrm(1)

colrm \- remove columns from a file

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util\-linux 2.41.2 1.0.0
Updated 2025-09-22
Maintained by Unknown

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