1*61948Sbostic.\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1990, 1993 2*61948Sbostic.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. 319098Smckusick.\" 443082Scael.\" %sccs.include.redist.man% 519098Smckusick.\" 6*61948Sbostic.\" @(#)colrm.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 06/06/93 739142Sbostic.\" 843082Scael.Dd 943082Scael.Dt COLRM 1 1043082Scael.Os BSD 3 1143082Scael.Sh NAME 1243082Scael.Nm colrm 1343082Scael.Nd remove columns from a file 1443082Scael.Sh SYNOPSIS 1543082Scael.Nm colrm 1652142Sbostic.Op Ar start Op Ar stop 1743082Scael.Sh DESCRIPTION 1843082Scael.Nm Colrm 1952142Sbosticremoves selected columns from the lines of a file. 2052142SbosticA column is defined as a single character in a line. 2152142SbosticInput is read from the standard input. 2252142SbosticOutput is written to the standard output. 2343082Scael.Pp 2452142SbosticIf only the 2552142Sbostic.Ar start 2652142Sbosticcolumn is specified, columns numbered less than the 2752142Sbostic.Ar start 2852142Sbosticcolumn will be written. 2952142SbosticIf both 3052142Sbostic.Ar start 3152142Sbosticand 3252142Sbostic.Ar stop 3352142Sbosticcolumns are specified, columns numbered less than the 3452142Sbostic.Ar start 3552142Sbosticcolumn 3652142Sbosticor greater than the 3752142Sbostic.Ar stop 3852142Sbosticcolumn will be written. 3952142SbosticColumn numbering starts with one, not zero. 4043082Scael.Pp 4152142SbosticTab characters increment the column count to the next multiple of eight. 4252142SbosticBackspace characters decrement the column count by one. 4343082Scael.Sh SEE ALSO 4443082Scael.Xr awk 1 , 4543082Scael.Xr column 1 , 4652142Sbostic.Xr cut 1 , 4743082Scael.Xr paste 1 4843082Scael.Sh HISTORY 4947399ScaelThe 5052142Sbostic.Nm colrm 5147399Scaelcommand appeared in 5247399Scael.Bx 3.0 . 53