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to print columns n to NF with newline after each line

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niruj

niruj

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Dec 21, 2005
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How do I print columns n to NF of a file, where NF varies for each line, such that the output preserves the spacings between the columns and includes the newline (something like the op of cut) ?

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Mohan.
 
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awk -v n=4 -F '[ \t]+' '{s="^";for(i=1;i<n;i++)s=s $i FS;sub(s,"")};1' file1
 
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