diff --git a/dot_vimrc b/dot_vimrc
index 83ea6a4..0445cca 100644
--- a/dot_vimrc
+++ b/dot_vimrc
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ set incsearch
 set hlsearch
 " Disable error bells
 set noerrorbells
-
 " Don’t show the intro message when starting Vim
 set shortmess=atI
 " Show the filename in the window titlebar
diff --git a/dot_zsh_functions b/dot_zsh_functions
index 650b771..b6136ec 100644
--- a/dot_zsh_functions
+++ b/dot_zsh_functions
@@ -86,3 +86,14 @@ function greppagedate() {
       echo "$yearint"
     fi
 }
+# Extract a column from a tabular output
+# via https://blog.developer.atlassian.com/ten-tips-for-wonderful-bash-productivity/
+function col() {
+    awk -v col=$1 '{print $col}'
+}
+# Skip first x words in line
+# via https://blog.developer.atlassian.com/ten-tips-for-wonderful-bash-productivity/
+function skip {
+    n=$(($1 + 1))
+    cut -d' ' -f$n-
+}