Sponsored Content
Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Triming spaces for any variable Post 302239312 by ghostdog74 on Tuesday 23rd of September 2008 09:38:07 AM
Old 09-23-2008
if you have Python, here's an alternative
Code:
echo "    something  here" |python -c "print raw_input().strip()"

 

10 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting

1. Shell Programming and Scripting

Strip leading and trailing spaces only in a shell variable with embedded spaces

I am trying to strip all leading and trailing spaces of a shell variable using either awk or sed or any other utility, however unscuccessful and need your help. echo $SH_VAR | command_line Syntax. The SH_VAR contains embedded spaces which needs to be preserved. I need only for the leading and... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: jerardfjay
6 Replies

2. Shell Programming and Scripting

Variable containing spaces

Hi, my var is: PATH_LOG=/opt/WebSphere/CR Comune Roma.log a filename which contains blank chars. How can I call it from prompt ? Ex: ls $PATH_LOG or cat $PATH_LOG tks, Carmen- (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: Carmen123
2 Replies

3. Shell Programming and Scripting

appending spaces to a variable

Hi All, I have a requirement, in which i have to append some spaces to the variable, and then send it to another function. I am new to the UNIX shell programming. Ultimately the length of the string should be 40 characters. exp: Login = "rallapalli" (length = 10) i have to append 30 spaces to... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: rallapalli
2 Replies

4. Shell Programming and Scripting

adding spaces for a variable value

Hi, i have to form the header and add fillers(spaces) to it. I have done something like this. i have added 10 spaces at the end HDR="AAAABBBBCCNN " echo $HDR >> file1.dat but the spaces are not being stored in the file. How to add the spaces. (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: dnat
2 Replies

5. Shell Programming and Scripting

Variable with several values and spaces.

Hello all. I am a newb obviously and a bit stumped on this, so any help gratefully accepted. The script is extracting metadata from individual mp3 files, then (hopefully will be) sorting them into newly-created subdirectories. I have filtered out the relevant metadata and have the album names... (8 Replies)
Discussion started by: spoovy
8 Replies

6. Shell Programming and Scripting

Triming a string

Hi i have an input " load /appss/asdfas/... I want to take the string present between first / / i.e appss Input is "load /appss/asdfas/..." Expected output is appss Thanks in advance Ananth (9 Replies)
Discussion started by: Ananthdoss
9 Replies

7. Shell Programming and Scripting

The last argument contains spaces, how do I get it into a variable?

Gooday I have an argument string that contains 15 arguments. The first 14 arguments are easy to handle because they are separated by spaces ARG14=`echo ${ARGSTRING} | awk '{print $14}'` The last argument is a text that may be empty or contain spaces. So any ideas on how I get the last... (23 Replies)
Discussion started by: zagga
23 Replies

8. Shell Programming and Scripting

Triming spaces few columns

File contains 10 columns,i want trim the 2,4,10 columns using single unix command. Please suggest me how to do? Thanks (21 Replies)
Discussion started by: bmk
21 Replies

9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Add spaces to variable

Hi, I'm passing a variable to a scrpit which can be 1 to 3 characters long. How can I force it to be three character long and add spaces to it? The passed variable is stored in $1 and I would like to be stored in NewName I tried without success NewName=$(printf "%*s 3 $1) So if... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: f_o_555
2 Replies

10. UNIX for Beginners Questions & Answers

Triming the data in a file.

Hi, I have a big csv file with below data. file: La Cage Aux Folles (Widescreen) Famous Mystics and Psychics A Passion for Planning Financials Operations Marketing Management and Ethics Precious Moments Holy Bible New King James Version Precious Angels Edition Blue Practical Recording... (9 Replies)
Discussion started by: Raghuram717
9 Replies
UPDATE-PYTHON-MODULES(8)				      System Manager's Manual					  UPDATE-PYTHON-MODULES(8)

NAME
update-python-modules - byte-compile python modules SYNOPSIS
update-python-modules [options] [package.public [...]] DESCRIPTION
The update-python-modules command is part of the python-support bundle. update-python-modules is responsible for the byte-compilation of python modules. When used in byte-compilation mode, it will byte-compile modules references in the files given on the command line. When used in installation mode, it will byte-compile them once for each installed python version, and will make them available for all of them. At each invocation, with or without arguments, update-python-modules will check for installed python versions, and will build or remove modules according to new or removed versions since the last time it was run. ARGUMENTS
Arguments must be files or directories located in the /usr/share/python-support directory. Depending on their extension, they are treated differently. package.public A file listing public modules to install for each version. These modules must lie in /usr/share/pyshared or /usr/lib/pyshared. package.private A file listing private modules to byte-compile for one Python version. package/ A legacy directory hierarchy of public modules. The C extensions and portions that change with the Python version are to be found in /usr/lib/python-support/pythonX.Y/package/. package.dirs A legacy file listing directories where to find private modules. OPTIONS
-h, --help Show summary of options. -v, --verbose Detail all actions while they are performed. -b, --bytecompile Only accept to work on private modules. When given this option, update-python-modules will fail if passed references to public mod- ules. -i, --install Only accept to work on public modules. When given this option, update-python-modules will fail if passed references to public mod- ules. -c, --clean Clean modules instead of installing them. -a, --rebuild-all Rebuild all private modules. This is necessary when the default python version was changed, for example. -f, --force-rebuild-all Clean all modules (public and private), and rebuild them. FILES
/usr/lib/pymodules/pythonX.Y/ These directories contain the byte-compiled modules for version pythonX.Y. SEE ALSO
/usr/share/doc/python-support/README.gz AUTHOR
Josselin Mouette <joss@debian.org>. 18 Feb 2009 UPDATE-PYTHON-MODULES(8)
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 06:19 PM.
Unix & Linux Forums Content Copyright 1993-2022. All Rights Reserved.
Privacy Policy