Ah, thanks @mvdbeek I should have double checked my memory of the unix approach. Good eye.
@jennaj Here is the exact text I copied from the top of the re-run page: Cut columns from a table (cut) (Galaxy Version 1.1.0).
It is probably not an issue with the tool itself, but rather an issue with the entry box where it lists the selected fields for cutting. That entry box forces a rearrangement. For example, if I try to give it the columns 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 in that order (descending), it automatically rearranges them to ascending order as you see in the picture. I think the tool receives the already-reordered input
