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.\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1990, 1993
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.\" This product includes software developed by the University of
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.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
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.\" @(#)colrm.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.Dd June 6, 1993
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.Dt COLRM 1
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm colrm
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.Nd remove columns from a file
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm
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.Op Ar start Op Ar stop
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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.Nm Colrm
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removes selected columns from the lines of a file.
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A column is defined as a single character in a line.
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Input is read from the standard input.
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Output is written to the standard output.
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.Pp
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If only the
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.Ar start
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column is specified, columns numbered less than the
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.Ar start
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column will be written.
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If both
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.Ar start
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and
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.Ar stop
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columns are specified, columns numbered less than the
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.Ar start
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column
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or greater than the
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.Ar stop
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column will be written.
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Column numbering starts with one, not zero.
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.Pp
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Tab characters increment the column count to the next multiple of eight.
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Backspace characters decrement the column count by one.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr awk 1 ,
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.Xr column 1 ,
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.Xr cut 1 ,
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.Xr paste 1
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm
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command appeared in
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.Bx 3.0 .
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