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Old 10-23-2012
Need to make change in a file
i want to make null file using awk..
Last edited by Adhi; 10-24-2012 at 12:54 PM..
# 2  
Old 10-23-2012
As suggested in the below thread, can you show your work ?

https://www.unix.com/unix-dummies-que...work-file.html
# 3  
Old 10-23-2012
Really i don't what to use here...

---------- Post updated at 11:14 AM ---------- Previous update was at 11:03 AM ----------

For the first query, I used

Code:
awk -F ' ' '{print $3}' adg | sed 's/[0]*/ /'

But now am getting third column only.. How can i get the whole..
# 4  
Old 10-23-2012
Code:
echo '00510010            0000000471           000000000482.90 000000005855.49' | awk '{gsub("^00*","",$3);gsub("^00*","",$4)}1' OFS=','

# 5  
Old 10-23-2012
Code:
$ echo '00510010            0000000471           000000000482.90 000000005855.49' | awk '{$3=$3+0;$4=$4+0}1' OFS=','
00510010,0000000471,482.9,5855.49

# 6  
Old 10-23-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by itkamaraj
Code:
$ echo '00510010            0000000471           000000000482.90 000000005855.49' | awk '{$3=$3+0;$4=$4+0}1' OFS=','
00510010,0000000471,482.9,5855.49

you may loose precision (if it's important for the OP).
# 7  
Old 10-23-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by vgersh99
Code:
echo '00510010            0000000471           000000000482.90 000000005855.49' | awk '{gsub("^00*","",$3);gsub("^00*","",$4)}1' OFS=','

Its working perfectly.. But what is the purpose of using 1??? and OFS=','
 
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