Extract text in 2 columns of output file. - Shell Programming and Scripting

radoulov · #3 (**permalink**) 10-19-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Danish Shakil

Hello!!
I have the text file with following format...

--SubTotal-----------------------------------0--161---------------44---13739369-67---
--SubTotal-----------------------------------0--147---------------0----49643---1----
--SubTotal-----------------------------------0--161---------------20---13750219-31---
--SubTotal-----------------------------------0--147---------------0----49679---0----

I want to extract bold figures in two different columns of output file.
Line 1 and 3 in 1st column while line 2 and 4 in second column.
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Code:

awk 'NR%2?$0=$6:$0=" "$6"\n"' ORS= FS="--*" filename

Use /usr/xpg4/bin/awk on Solaris.