how to make ABC into "ABC" ina file

cdfd123 · #1 (**permalink**) 10-06-2007

suppose u have a file
ABC CDF ADF FDG HAA AHH AHA

so output shud be like
"ABC" "CDF" "ADF" FDG " "HAA" "AHH" "AHA"

porter · #2 (**permalink**) 10-06-2007

Code:

while read N
do
   for d in N
   do
       echo \"$d\"
   done
done <file

radoulov · #3 (**permalink**) 10-06-2007

Code:

sed 's/[^ ]*/"&"/g' filename

matrixmadhan · #4 (**permalink**) 10-06-2007

Code:

echo "ABC CDF ADF FDG HAA AHH AHA" | awk '{ for ( i=1; i<=NF; i++ ) { printf "\"%s\" ", $i } }END{ printf "\n" }'

devtakh · #5 (**permalink**) 10-06-2007

as simple as this...using sed..

sed 's/[a-zA-Z]*/"&"/g' filename

cheers,
Devaraj Takhellambam

summer_cherry · #6 (**permalink**) 10-07-2007

Hi, try this one.

Code:

echo ABC CDF ADF FDG HAA AHH AHA | sed 's/\([a-zA-Z]\{3\}\)/\"&\"/g'

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