COLRM(1) User Commands COLRM(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

colrm - remove columns from a file

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**colrm** *\[first \[last]]*

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

**colrm** removes selected columns from a file. Input is taken from standard input. Output is sent to standard output.

If called with one parameter the columns of each line will be removed starting with the specified *first* column. If called with two parameters the columns from the *first* column to the *last* column will be removed.

Column numbering starts with column 1.

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

**-h**, **--help**

Display help text and exit.

**-V**, **--version**

Display version and exit.

# [HISTORY](#HISTORY)

The **colrm** command appeared in 3.0BSD.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**awk**(1p)](/man/os/util-linux/awk.1p), [**column**(1)](/man/os/util-linux/column.1), [**expand**(1)](/man/os/util-linux/expand.1), [**paste**(1)](/man/os/util-linux/paste.1)

# [REPORTING BUGS](#REPORTING_BUGS)

For bug reports, use the *issue tracker* <https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues>.

# [AVAILABILITY](#AVAILABILITY)

The **colrm** command is part of the util-linux package which can be downloaded from *Linux Kernel Archive* <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>.

2026-09-25 util-linux 2.42.4

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Document: colrm(1) from util-linux 2.42.4-r0 (Chainguard OS)