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Old 01-19-2006
Replace 10th Field by 2

Hello,

I need some help ....i have a file with many number of fields i want to replace the 10th field of the file by number 2 .Also the delimeter of the file is | .

Pls suggest and help..

Regards,
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Old 01-19-2006
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Originally Posted by PradeepRed
Hello,

I need some help ....i have a file with many number of fields i want to replace the 10th field of the file by number 2 .Also the delimeter of the file is | .

Pls suggest and help..

Regards,
Try this

Code:
echo "1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12" | awk 'BEGIN{OFS="|";FS="|"}{$10=2;print}'

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Old 01-19-2006
Thanks

Thanks Mona , it worked .....

Regards,
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