Hi All,

How can i convert a number 24 to 0024
In the same way how can i convert 123 to 0123?
All this has to be done inside a script

Thanks in advance
JS

If you have printf, that's the ticket.

If you don't have it in the shell, try awk.

if you would like the transformed value inside the same variable then you could use

one=1
one=`printf "%04i" $one`

$ typeset -R4Z tmp
$ tmp=23
$ echo $tmp
0023
$

Hi All,

I have a file in teh format given below:

catanimal 0 animal 90 number90 cat_number_name
catanimal 1 animal 91 number91 cat_animal_name
catanimal 2 animal 92 number92 cat_name_animal


kiwiani 0 bird 90 number90 kiwi_number_name
kiwiani 1 bird 91 number91 kiwi_animal_name
kiwiani 2 bird 92 number92 kiwi_name_animal

cat 0 animal 90 number90 cat_number_name
cat 1 animal 91 number91 cat_animal_name
cat 2 animal 92 number92 cat_name_animal

bat 0 animal 90 number90 bat_number_name
bat 1 animal 91 number91 bat_animal_name
bat 2 animal 92 number92 bat_name_animal

When i use awk '$1 ~ /bat/ {if ($2==0){print $5} } ' file , i get the
result i want
But if i give awk '$1 ~ /cat/ {if ($2==0){print $5} } ' file, I get
result for $1=cat and $1=catanimal where as i want the result for only $1="cat"

Thanks in advance
JS

awk '$1 ~ /^cat / {if ($2==0){print $5} } ' file,

Or use equality (==) instead of pattern matching (~). The ~ operator will match the pattern anywhere in the field.

aju_kup's solution to use a better pattern is of course a perfectly good solution as well; just pointing out an alternative which may be more convenient in some situations.