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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Search flat file and return 3 fields Post 302259289 by da2357 on Monday 17th of November 2008 05:48:46 PM
Old 11-17-2008
Search flat file and return 3 fields

I need to be able to search a flat file (comma-separated values) for a specific value and then return the following 2 fields into variables. Here's a sample flat file:

SN,Account,IPaddress
W120394YF,adam,10.0.20.2
W394830PR,betty,10.0.20.3
W847582TD,charlie,10.0.20.4
W749509AY,donna,10.0.20.5

I already have BASH code that extracts the computer's serial number and stores it to SERIALNUM. I want to search the file for that SERIALNUM and return the following 2 fields in ACCT and IPADD. Suggestions?
 

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RESIZE(1)						      General Commands Manual							 RESIZE(1)

NAME
resize - set TERMCAP and terminal settings to current xterm window size SYNOPSIS
resize [ -u | -c ] [ -s [ row col ] ] DESCRIPTION
Resize prints a shell command for setting the TERM and TERMCAP environment variables to indicate the current size of xterm window from which the command is run. For this output to take effect, resize must either be evaluated as part of the command line (usually done with a shell alias or function) or else redirected to a file which can then be read in. From the C shell (usually known as /bin/csh), the follow- ing alias could be defined in the user's .cshrc: % alias rs 'set noglob; eval `resize`' After resizing the window, the user would type: % rs Users of versions of the Bourne shell (usually known as /bin/sh) that don't have command functions will need to send the output to a tempo- rary file and the read it back in with the ``.'' command: $ resize > /tmp/out $ . /tmp/out OPTIONS
The following options may be used with resize: -u This option indicates that Bourne shell commands should be generated even if the user's current shell isn't /bin/sh. -c This option indicates that C shell commands should be generated even if the user's current shell isn't /bin/csh. -s [rows columns] This option indicates that Sun console escape sequences will be used instead of the special xterm escape code. If rows and columns are given, resize will ask the xterm to resize itself. However, the window manager may choose to disallow the change. FILES
/etc/termcap for the base termcap entry to modify. ~/.cshrc user's alias for the command. SEE ALSO
csh(1), tset(1), xterm(1) AUTHORS
Mark Vandevoorde (MIT-Athena), Edward Moy (Berkeley) Copyright (c) 1984, 1985 by X Consortium See X(1) for a complete copyright notice. BUGS
The -u or -c must appear to the left of -s if both are specified. X Version 11 Release 6.3 RESIZE(1)
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