perl -ane 'print join ("\t",splice(@F, 1 ,1),@F ), "\n"' YourFileName.txt #### perl -sane 'print join ("\t",splice(@F, $COL-1 ,1),@F ), "\n"' -- -COL=2 YourFileName.txt #### perl -sape '$_=splice(@F, $COL-1,1)." @F\n"' -- -COL=3 YourFileName.txt