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# 1  
Old 10-05-2011
Add column to a file

Hola,
How can I add a column to a existing file??

PS: The column which should be added need to be the first column and it will be a parameter from the script.
Example:
1 name1
2 name2
3 name3
4 name3

Need to add parameter $file as a first column. $file is a file name with time stamp which will be same for all the rows.

Thanks
Olivia
# 2  
Old 10-05-2011
I'm not sure if that's your input data, or your output data.

We really need to see both to understand what you want.
# 3  
Old 10-05-2011
Code:
file=<filename with timestamp>

while read LINE
do 
    echo "$file $LINE" >> temp_file.txt
    
done < input_file 

temp_file.txt > input_file

Quote:
where
input_file is

1 name1
2 name2
3 name3
4 name3


which after code should be

<filename with timestamp> 1 name1
<filename with timestamp> 2 name2
<filename with timestamp> 3 name3
<filename with timestamp> 4 name3
As Corona688 has said, we will only get a better idea of what you want if you post more details.
This is what I roughly understood from your post.
# 4  
Old 10-05-2011
Apologize, I was not clear

That's is input
my output should be

$File 1 name1
$File 2 name2
$File 3 name3
$File 4 name4


$File is the file name generated from the script.

---------- Post updated at 04:17 PM ---------- Previous update was at 04:10 PM ----------

Thank you both yeah, thats exactly what I am looking for Smilie i appreciate your help.

Quote:
Originally Posted by aster007
Code:
file=<filename with timestamp>

while read LINE
do 
    echo "$file $LINE" >> temp_file.txt
    
done < input_file 

temp_file.txt > input_file



As Corona688 has said, we will only get a better idea of what you want if you post more details.
This is what I roughly understood from your post.
---------- Post updated at 04:57 PM ---------- Previous update was at 04:17 PM ----------

Yeah it worked but is there any other way as because it's been adding first column to the blank rows too Smilie
# 5  
Old 10-05-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by Olivia
Yeah it worked but is there any other way as because it's been adding first column to the blank rows too Smilie
Show us a representative sample of your input, then, and a representative sample of your output.
# 6  
Old 10-06-2011
for your previous post ..
Code:
$ awk '{print "filename"$0}' infile

As Corona said, post sample i/p and o/p content to proceed further ..
# 7  
Old 10-06-2011
Hi.
Quote:
To obtain the best answers quickly when you want help in
processing datasets -- extracting, transforming, filtering,
you should:

1. Post representative samples of your data (i.e. data that
should "succeed" and data that should "fail")

2. Post what you expect the results to be, instead of trying
only to describe them. Be clear about how the results are to be
obtained, e.g. "add field 2 in file1 to field 3 from file2"

3. Post what you have attempted to do so far.

4. Place the data and expected output within CODE tags, so that
they are more easily readable.

Special cases, exceptions, etc., are very important to include
in the samples.
cheers, drl
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