02-21-2008
Thanks Jim. It helped me in getting started. Just one followup: If the file is as:
a|b|c|d|3|f;;1;|f2;;0;|f3;;1;
a|b|c|d|5|m;;1;|x;;1;|f3;;0;|f4;;1;|f5;;1;
how can I change to
a|b|c|d|3|f;f2;f3;
a|b|c|d|5|m;x;f3;f4;f5;
Basically I need to starting from 6th column to the end of line, delete ";1;|" or ";0;|"
Thanks again for your help.
Regards
Sandeep
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SEE ALSO
chfn(1), login.defs(5), passwd(5).
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