Breaking line

scorp_rahul23 · #1 (**permalink**) 09-18-2008

My input file is like

USER_WORK.ABC
USER_WORK.DEF

I want output file like

ABC
DEF

Tytalus · #2 (**permalink**) 09-18-2008

Code:

#  sed 's/.*\.//g' infile
ABC
DEF

or

#  awk -F"." '{print $2}' infile
ABC
DEF

or

#  cut -d. -f2 infile
ABC
DEF

...

vijay_0209 · #3 (**permalink**) 09-18-2008

hi Tytalus,

can u pls explain how this works...?

sed 's/.*\.//g' infile

zaxxon · #4 (**permalink**) 09-18-2008

Edit: Tytalus was faster, nvm.

Tytalus · #5 (**permalink**) 09-18-2008

Quote:

can u pls explain how this works...?
sed 's/.*\.//g' infile

yeah - sure:

Code:

sed '
s        # substitute
/
.*\.      # anything that matches this pattern - i.e any number of chars followed by a .
//       # with this pattern i.e. nothing - effectively deletes everything up to the .
g'       # globally 
infile

HTH

More UNIX and Linux Forum Topics You Might Find Helpful
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
breaking out of while loop	capri_drm	Linux	3	06-19-2008 03:31 PM
rsh breaking me out of loop	mark007	Shell Programming and Scripting	1	06-13-2008 08:10 PM
dbx + breaking out of loops	JamesGoh	High Level Programming	2	11-25-2007 09:36 PM
Breaking Mirror	egress1	HP-UX	4	08-25-2004 09:09 AM

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


	Powered by