Delete until Nth occurence (sed, awk)

drbiloukos · #1 01-09-2013

Hello people,
Once more I need your help with SED/AWK
I need to delete up to the Nth occurence of a char (from the beggining) and until the Mth occurence of a char (from the end)

Example:
Input:

Code:

a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p,q,r,s,t,u,v,w,x,y,z

Scrutinizer · #2 01-09-2013

Try:

Code:

sed 's/\([^,]*,\)\{8\}//; s/\(,[^,]*\)\{16\}$//' file

vgersh99 · #3 01-09-2013

Code:

awk '{for(i=s+1;i<=NF-e;i++) printf("%s%c", $i,(i==NF-e)?ORS:OFS)}' s=8 e=16 FS=, OFS=, myFile

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page Subscribe to this Thread	Search this Thread: Advanced Search
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

More UNIX and Linux Forum Topics You Might Find Helpful
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Using tr, sed or awk to delete text from nth column only	hlwright	Shell Programming and Scripting	6	09-02-2011 03:51 PM
To find the Nth Occurence of Search String	mac4rfree	UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers	3	07-27-2011 02:16 AM
Replacing nth occurence	raghav288	Shell Programming and Scripting	11	10-29-2009 11:39 AM
Replace matching nth occurence	raghav288	Shell Programming and Scripting	1	10-29-2009 10:19 AM
delete line upto the nth occurence of a particular charachter.	kashifv	Shell Programming and Scripting	12	10-09-2009 06:26 AM

The Following User Says Thank You to vgersh99 For This Useful Post:
drbiloukos (01-09-2013)