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Old 04-17-2011
Remove char after Colon

Hi guys,

This is my input
Code:
2735:<7001> 34 789 701                                                               2
2774:<7001> 34 789 701                                                               2

How to delete characters after colon :
Including colon : too ?

My output should look like
Code:
2735
2774

Any help is appreciated...
# 2  
Old 04-17-2011
Code:
cat <file> | cut -f1 -d":"


Last edited by Franklin52; 04-18-2011 at 09:55 AM.. Reason: Please use code tags, thank you
# 3  
Old 04-17-2011
Thank you !
# 4  
Old 04-18-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by aster007
Code:
cat <file> | cut -f1 -d":"

This is Useless Use of Cat
Code:
cut -f1 -d":" <file>

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