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Old 02-09-2008
Need help recurrently cutting single column file
Hi there !
I have file with single column. I want to cut that column at fixed number of rows each time and paste in another file, in a way that in new file, the each cutting appear as separate columns.

I mean cutting file with one column of 10000 rows, with 100 rows each time, and in new file to get 100 columns each with 100 columns.

Help with suitable unix command for doing this is required.
Thanks in advance..
Last edited by jacks; 02-09-2008 at 11:42 AM.. Reason: correction
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Old 02-09-2008
try man split
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Old 02-09-2008
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Originally Posted by ghostdog74
try man split
I think that will split the column in a source file, but I do not know how to append that section each time in one file as new column.
I mean ..1 column of 100 rows will be appended each time in a destination file as new column.
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Old 02-09-2008
I am not too sure what you want here, but maybe the paste command is what you're looking for.
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