How to split a text after fix character count

vikash.rastogi · #1 (**permalink**) 10-22-2008

HI,

I want to split a text after certain fix character count in text.

For eg: My file is containing text like:

AURBJR,AURCID,AURVID,CHANDV,DAMNEW,DHMMAN,GANGAN,GARKHE,GOREGA,JEJKHA,JEJSHI,JINTUR,JMKKUS,JUNAWA,KA LKAL,KHOJEW,KUNJIR,MAGARP,MAHAD,

in this i want to print text after each 120 character in the next line.

Pls help.

avis1981 · #2 (**permalink**) 10-22-2008

awk '{ print substr($0,1,120)"\n"substr($0,121)}' <filename> > outfilename

danmero · #3 (**permalink**) 10-22-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by vikash.rastogi

..print text after each 120 character in the next line.

Code:

sed 's/\(.\{120\}\)/&\
/g' filename

freelong · #4 (**permalink**) 10-22-2008

Try this one:

Code:

sed 's/./&\
> /120' filename

vikash.rastogi · #5 (**permalink**) 10-23-2008

It is not working at all, is there any "fold" command in UNIX? i heared abt it but not confirm.

avis1981 · #6 (**permalink**) 10-23-2008

not working at all?
Can you tell what is the expected output and provide what you tried?

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