Replace 10th Field by 2

PradeepRed · #1 (**permalink**) 01-19-2006

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,

mona · #2 (**permalink**) 01-19-2006

Quote:

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}'

PradeepRed · #3 (**permalink**) 01-19-2006

Thanks Mona , it worked .....

Regards,

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