I'm trying to figure out how to display a certain line in a text file. I keep getting references to Tail and Head, and I know how these work, but i'm lost on how to find say the third out of the five lines and display only that.
I thought maybe grep could help, but that doesn't seem likely.
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I am trying to display a number with commas
printf "%d\n" 323232
printf "%d\n" 1234567
I want the output to be:
323,232
1,234,567
I tried to change %d to other formats and could find the solution.
any idea? (7 Replies)
I am trying to display a number with commas
printf "%d\n" 323232
printf "%d\n" 1234567
I want the output to be:
323,232
1,234,567
I tried to change %d to other formats and could find the solution.
any idea? (7 Replies)
Howdy.
I know this is most likely possible using sed or awk or grep, most likely a combination of them together, but how would one go about running a grep like command on a file where you only try to match your pattern to the second field in a line, space delimited?
Example:
You are... (3 Replies)
I have a file with a list of config files numbered on the lefthand side 1-300. I need to have bash read each lines number and assign it to a variable so it can be chosen by the user called by the script later.
Ex. 1 some data
2 something else
3 more stuff
which number do you... (1 Reply)
1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data:
Display from a csv file, birthdays that occur today. If there are no birthdays today, the next one in the year.
2. Relevant commands, code, scripts, algorithms:
The csv file is ordered from older to younger (ie. the most recent... (8 Replies)
Hello
Wondering if anybody may be able to advise on how I can filter the contents of the following file:
<object_name>-<version> <Instance>
GM_GUI_code.fmb-4 1
GM_GUI_code.fmb-5 1
GM_GUI_code.fmx-4 ... (7 Replies)
Hi all - I'm completely stumped by a script I'm working on...
The short version is I have a file called 'lookup' and in it are hundreds of names (first and last). I have a script that basically allows the user to enter a name, and what I need to have happen is something like this:
Record... (8 Replies)
Discussion started by: sabster
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cat
CAT(1) FSF CAT(1)NAME
cat - concatenate files and print on the standard output
SYNOPSIS
cat [OPTION] [FILE]...
DESCRIPTION
Concatenate FILE(s), or standard input, to standard output.
-A, --show-all
equivalent to -vET
-b, --number-nonblank
number nonblank output lines
-e equivalent to -vE
-E, --show-ends
display $ at end of each line
-n, --number
number all output lines
-s, --squeeze-blank
never more than one single blank line
-t equivalent to -vT
-T, --show-tabs
display TAB characters as ^I
-u (ignored)
-v, --show-nonprinting
use ^ and M- notation, except for LFD and TAB
--help display this help and exit
--version
output version information and exit
With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
AUTHOR
Written by Torbjorn Granlund and Richard M. Stallman.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICU-
LAR PURPOSE.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for cat is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and cat programs are properly installed at your site, the
command
info cat
should give you access to the complete manual.
cat (coreutils) 4.5.3 February 2003 CAT(1)