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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Removing \n within a fixed width record Post 302312508 by CKT_newbie88 on Friday 1st of May 2009 03:21:48 PM
Old 05-01-2009
Thanks - that is what I was looking for.

I actually have another file that has the same problem, however, its fixed width is around 750 Char - I applied the code, but an error shows that awk was 'too long'.

Is this solution restricted to character lengths?

Please advise.

Last edited by CKT_newbie88; 05-01-2009 at 04:59 PM..
 

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TCFMGR(1)							   Tokyo Cabinet							 TCFMGR(1)

NAME
tcfmgr - the command line utility of the fixed-length database API DESCRIPTION
The command `tcfmgr' is a utility for test and debugging of the fixed-length database API and its applications. `path' specifies the path of a database file. `width' specifies the width of the value of each record. `limsiz' specifies the limit size of the database file. `key' specifies the key of a record. `value' specifies the value of a record. `file' specifies the input file. tcfmgr create path [width [limsiz]] Create a database file. tcfmgr inform [-nl|-nb] path Print miscellaneous information to the standard output. tcfmgr put [-nl|-nb] [-sx] [-dk|-dc|-dai|-dad] path key value Store a record. tcfmgr out [-nl|-nb] [-sx] path key Remove a record. tcfmgr get [-nl|-nb] [-sx] [-px] [-pz] path key Print the value of a record. tcfmgr list [-nl|-nb] [-m num] [-pv] [-px] [-rb lkey ukey] [-ri str] path Print keys of all records, separated by line feeds. tcfmgr optimize [-nl|-nb] path [width [limsiz]] Optimize a database file. tcfmgr importtsv [-nl|-nb] [-sc] path [file] Store records of TSV in each line of a file. tcfmgr version Print the version information of Tokyo Cabinet. Options feature the following. -nl : enable the option `FDBNOLCK'. -nb : enable the option `FDBLCKNB'. -sx : the input data is evaluated as a hexadecimal data string. -dk : use the function `tcfdbputkeep' instead of `tcfdbput'. -dc : use the function `tcfdbputcat' instead of `tcfdbput'. -dai : use the function `tcfdbaddint' instead of `tcfdbput'. -dad : use the function `tcfdbadddouble' instead of `tcfdbput'. -px : the output data is converted into a hexadecimal data string. -pz : do not append line feed at the end of the output. -m num : specify the maximum number of the output. -pv : print values of records also. -rb lkey ukey : specify the range of keys. -ri str : specify the interval notation of keys. -sc : normalize keys as lower cases. This command returns 0 on success, another on failure. SEE ALSO
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