NAME
colrm —
remove columns from a file
SYNOPSIS
colrm |
[start [stop]] |
DESCRIPTION
Thecolrm utility removes selected columns from the
lines of a file. A column is defined as a single character in a line. Input is
read from the standard input. Output is written to the standard output.
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 written. Column numbering starts with one, not zero.
Tab characters increment the column count to the next multiple of eight. Backspace characters decrement the column count by one.
ENVIRONMENT
The LANG, LC_ALL
and LC_CTYPE environment variables affect the
execution of colrm as described in
environ(7).
EXIT STATUS
The colrm utility exits 0 on
success, and >0 if an error occurs.
SEE ALSO
HISTORY
The colrm utility first appeared in
1BSD.
AUTHORS
Jeff Schriebman wrote the original version
of colrm in November 1974.