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2 __NAME__
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5 colrm - remove columns from a file
6 __SYNOPSIS__
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9 colrm [[start [[stop]]
10 __DESCRIPTION__
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13 Colrm removes selected columns from the lines of a file. A
14 column is defined as a single character in a line. Input is
15 read from the standard input. Output is written to the
16 standard output.
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19 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 writ- ten. Column numbering starts with one, not zero.
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22 Tab characters increment the column count to the next multi-
23 ple of eight. Backspace characters decrement the column
24 count by one.
25 __SEE ALSO__
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28 awk(1), column(1), cut(1),
29 paste(1)
30 __HISTORY__
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33 The colrm command appeared in 3.0 BSD
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37 BSD June 6, 1993 1
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