Sed command not working

shashi_kiran_v · #1 (**permalink**) 11-14-2006

Hi,

I have a test file as follows:

1G102119 ^ AA1179291 ^ 06oct2006 09:50:35^ 73.4^ 2^ 13^ 0^ 1493
1G102119 ^ AA1179291 ^ 06oct2006 09:49:45^ 73.4^ 2^ 13^ 0^ 1493
1G102119 ^ AA1179291 ^ 06oct2006 09:48:58^ 73.4^ 2^ 17^ 0^ 2
1G102119 ^ AA1179291 ^ 06oct2006 09:48:58^ 73.4^ 2^ 17^ 0^ 21

I am striping of blank spaces using the following sed command.

cat test | sed -e 's/ *^/^/g' | sed -e 's/\^ */^/g' | sed -e 's/ *$//g' | sed -e 's/\.^/^/g' | sed -e 's/\^.$/^/g' > test.new

I am getting the results as follows:

1G102119^AA1179291^06oct2006 09:50:35^73.4^2^13^0^1493
1G102119^AA1179291^06oct2006 09:49:45^73.4^2^13^0^1493
1G102119^AA1179291^06oct2006 09:48:58^73.4^2^17^0^
1G102119^AA1179291^06oct2006 09:48:58^73.4^2^17^0^21

But if you notice, the third record is having a value missed at the end. The value 2 is missing.

What is wrong with the script.

Thanks.

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