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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers selective concatenation of rows & columns Post 302306927 by cfajohnson on Tuesday 14th of April 2009 08:45:18 AM
Old 04-14-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by tintin72
Yes, I have $FILE set to my inputfile path.

Which do you have set, $file or $FILE. They are not the same thing.
Quote:
It still hangs. your script syntax isn't quite right it seems or perhaps it has something to do with my shell? I use bash.

The script I posted will work in any POSIX shell, including bash (which is what I use).
Quote:
Code:
$(cat < $file) > outputfile

works nicely but
Code:
($cat) < $file

dosen't.

Of course it doesn't; that isn't what I posted.
 

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LEARN ABOUT SUSE

manipulators

FBB::Manipulators(3bobcat)                                         Manipulators                                         FBB::Manipulators(3bobcat)

NAME

       FBB::Manipulators - Manipulators defined in the FBB namespace

DESCRIPTION

       Various  manipulators  are  defined  within the FBB namespace. This manual page provides an overview of the manipulators that are currently
       defined in the FBB namespace.

MANIPULATORS

       o      FBB::center:
              defined in bobcat/align This manipulator can be specified when constructing an FBB::Align object to indicate  that  a  table  column
              should center its contents.

       o      FBB::decindent:
              defined in bobcat/indent This manipulator reduces the indentation level.

       o      FBB::def:
              defined  in  bobcat/table  This manipulator `completes' a Table object to a full rectangular object. It can be inserted into a Table
              object.

       o      FBB::err:
              defined in bobcat/msg Generates an error message.

       o      FBB::fatal:
              defined in bobcat/msg Generates a fatal message, followed by an Errno(1) exception.

       o      FBB::fs:
              defined in bobcat/tablebuf Starts the definition of the next element in a table.

       o      FBB::info:
              defined in bobcat/msg Generates an informational message.

       o      FBB::incindent:
              defined in bobcat/indent This manipulator will increment the indentation level.

       o      FBB::indent:
              defined in bobcat/indent This manipulator inserts the currently defined number of indentation blanks into an ostream.

       o      FBB::indentdec:
              defined in bobcat/indent This manipulator will insert, then reduce the indentation level.

       o      FBB::indentinc:
              defined in bobcat/indent This manipulator will insert, then increment the indentation level.

       o      FBB::lm:
              defined in bobcat/ofoldstreambuf This manipulator sets the left margin of FBB::OFoldStream objects.

       o      FBB::mlm:
              defined in bobcat/ofoldstreambuf This manipulator modifies (alters) the left margin of FBB::OFoldStream objects.

       o      FBB::nlindent:
              defined in bobcat/indent This manipulator will insert a newline, then indent.

       o      FBB::rs:
              defined in bobcat/tablebuf Starts the definition of the next row in a table.

       o      FBB::spool:
              defined in bobcat/msg Generates a (partial) informational message.

       o      FBB::warning:
              defined in bobcat/msg Generates a warning message.

SEE ALSO

       bobcat(7), columnwidth(3bobcat), equalwidth(3bobcat), errno(3bobcat), indent(3bobcat), lm(3bobcat), mlm(3bobcat), msg(3bobcat), table(3bob-
       cat)

BUGS

       None Reported.

DISTRIBUTION FILES

       o      bobcat_3.01.00-x.dsc: detached signature;

       o      bobcat_3.01.00-x.tar.gz: source archive;

       o      bobcat_3.01.00-x_i386.changes: change log;

       o      libbobcat1_3.01.00-x_*.deb: debian package holding the libraries;

       o      libbobcat1-dev_3.01.00-x_*.deb: debian package holding the libraries, headers and manual pages;

       o      http://sourceforge.net/projects/bobcat: public archive location;

BOBCAT

       Bobcat is an acronym of `Brokken's Own Base Classes And Templates'.

COPYRIGHT

       This is free software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).

AUTHOR

       Frank B. Brokken (f.b.brokken@rug.nl).

libbobcat1-dev_3.01.00-x.tar.gz                                      2005-2012                                          FBB::Manipulators(3bobcat)
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