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# 1  
Old 03-22-2012
Need to put semicolon
Hi guys,

I want to write script so that i can put semicolon after every numeric


e.g
input would be like that
50060E80058F49A4


Output should be

50:06:0E:80:05:8F:49:A4

Please help

Thanks & Regards
Nirjhar
# 2  
Old 03-22-2012
Code:
#! /bin/bash
while read x
do
    y=''
    while [ ${#x} -gt 0 ]
    do
        y="${y}${x:0:2}:"; x=${x#??}
    done
    echo ${y%?}
done < inputfile

or

Code:
sed 's/\(..\)/\1:/g; s/:$//' inputfile

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# 3  
Old 03-22-2012
Thanks for the reply it is properly working with the While loop...
but i want to do it with the sed and it is not giveing the right output...

I have little bit idea of sed,it would be great if u can explain the little......so i can modify the same acording to my need..

Thanks
Nirjhar
# 4  
Old 03-22-2012
or try like this
Code:
# sed 's/../&:/g;s/.$//'

# 5  
Old 03-22-2012
Thanks for the reply again but i am getting the minor mistake....

5:00:60:E8:00:58:F4:90: it is coming like that......Smilie

# 6  
Old 03-22-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by nirjhar17
Thanks for the reply again but i am getting the minor mistake....

5:00:60:E8:00:58:F4:90: it is coming like that......Smilie

what is your code and inputfile?
# 7  
Old 03-22-2012
The input file is

50060E80058F4900
50060E80058F4920
50060E80058F4901
50060E80058F4921
50060E80058F4904
50060E80058F4924
50060E80058F4905
50060E80058F4925
50060E80058F4984
50060E80058F49A4
50060E80058F4985
50060E80058F49A5
50060E80058F4910
50060E80058F4930
50060E80058F4911
50060E80058F4931
50060E80058F4914
50060E80058F4934
50060E80058F4915
50060E80058F4935
50060E80058F4994
50060E80058F49B4
50060E80058F4995
50060E80058F49B5
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