Question: How Do I Remove the First Column in Unix?
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How do I remove the first column from a Unix file?

9 Answers

  1. cut : invoke the cut command.
  2. -d ” ” : use a single space as the delimiter ( cut uses TAB by default)
  3. -f : specify fields to keep.
  4. 3- : all the fields starting with field 3.
  5. input_filename : use this file as the input.
  6. > output_filename : write the output to this file.

How do I remove the first column?

Pandas: Delete first column of dataframe in Python

  1. Use iloc to drop first column of pandas dataframe.
  2. Use drop() to remove first column of pandas dataframe.
  3. Use del keyword to remove first column of pandas dataframe.
  4. Use pop() to remove first column of pandas dataframe.
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