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8.Dd
9.Dt COLRM 1
10.Os BSD 3
11.Sh NAME
12.Nm colrm
13.Nd remove columns from a file
14.Sh SYNOPSIS
15.Nm colrm
16.Cx [ startcol
17.Op endcol
18.Cx ]
19.Cx
20.Sh DESCRIPTION
21.Nm Colrm
22removes selected columns from a file.  Input is taken from standard input.
23Output is sent to standard output.
24.Pp
25If called with one parameter the columns
26of each line will be removed starting with the specified column.
27If called with two parameters the columns from the first column
28to the last column will be removed.
29.Pp
30Column numbering starts with column 1.
31.Sh SEE ALSO
32.Xr awk 1 ,
33.Xr column 1 ,
34.Xr expand 1 ,
35.Xr paste 1
36.Sh HISTORY
37Appeared in 3 BSD.
38