How to inset tabs in ARRAYS

repinementer · #1 (**permalink**) 05-26-2009

Hi I have the follwong command at the end of the program

print arr[1]" "arr[2]" "arr[3]}

I would like to insert the tabs in these three values and 3 values should be in single line.

Would u guys plz

suggest me what to do!

vidyadhar85 · #2 (**permalink**) 05-26-2009

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Originally Posted by repinementer

Hi I have the follwong command at the end of the program

print arr[1]" "arr[2]" "arr[3]}

I would like to insert the tabs in these three values and 3 values should be in single line.

Would u guys plz

suggest me what to do!

are you using that print command inside an awk??
if so just set OFS=" "
or else use \t
or else place a tab inbetween

devtakh · #3 (**permalink**) 05-26-2009

Use printf:

Code:

printf("%s\t%s\t%s\n",arr[1],arr[2],arr[3])

-Devaraj Takhellambam

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