Here's is an example of what I want to do:
var1="Horse "
var2="Cat "
var3="Fish "
for animals in "$var1" "$var2" "$var3"
do
set $animals
pet=$1
## Ok, now I want to get the values of $pet, but
## I want to retain the full length it was... (3 Replies)
Is there a command that sets a variable length?
I have a input of a variable length field but my output for that field needs to be set to 32 char.
Is there such a command?
I am on a sun box running ksh
Thanks (2 Replies)
I need to pick a field out of a variable record - the field is always found 4 fields after a certain text string, but it can be on any line of the record and in any position across the record on a line. I have had no luck through any of the Unix editors being able to cut a field that isn't always... (17 Replies)
Hi all,
Does anyone know a technique for creating a download file in variable length format? I have looked around but haven't found any resources on this (or, maybe I'm not sure what to Google for :) )
Thanks in advance! (2 Replies)
Hi, all.
I need to convert a file tab delimited/variable length file in AIX to a fixed lenght file delimited by spaces. This is the input file:
10200002<tab>US$ COM<tab>16/12/2008<tab>2,3775<tab>2,3783
19300978<tab>EURO<tab>16/12/2008<tab>3,28523<tab>3,28657
And this is the expected... (2 Replies)
Very, very new to unix scripting and have a unique situation. I have a file of records that contain 3 records types:
(H)eader Records
(D)etail Records
(T)railer Records
The Detail records are 82 bytes in length which is perfect. The Header and Trailer records sometimes are 82 bytes in... (3 Replies)
Dear all,
I have basic knowledge of Unix script and her I am trying to process variable length and variable format CSV file.
The file length will depend on the numbers of Earnings/Deductions/Direct Deposits.
And
The format will depend on whether it is Earnings/Deductions or Direct Deposits... (2 Replies)
Hi,
Can anyone help with a effective solution ?
I need to change a variable length text field (between 1 - 18 characters) to a fixed length text of 18 characters with the unused portion, at the end, filled with spaces.
The text field is actually field 10 of a .csv file however I could cut... (7 Replies)
Hi,
I'm new to unix, i have a variable length file like below,
01|Test|Test1|Sample|
02|AA|BB|CC|DD|
03|AAA|BBB|CCC|DDD|EEE|RRR|TTT|SSS|YYY|
I need to make this as a fixed length file. Assume that i have 10 columns in the DAT file.
for ex: the first 01 record is having 4cols -... (8 Replies)
Hi Team,
I have an issue to split the file which is having special chracter(German Char) using awk command.
I have a different length records in a file. I am separating the files based on the length using awk command.
The command is working fine if the record is not having any... (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: Anthuvan
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LEARN ABOUT NETBSD
getdelim
GETDELIM(3) BSD Library Functions Manual GETDELIM(3)NAME
getdelim, getline -- read a delimited record from a stream
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdio.h>
ssize_t
getdelim(char ** restrict lineptr, size_t * restrict n, int delimiter, FILE * restrict stream);
ssize_t
getline(char ** restrict lineptr, size_t * restrict n, FILE * restrict stream);
DESCRIPTION
The getdelim() function reads from the stream until it encounters a character matching delimiter, storing the input in *lineptr. The buffer
is NUL-terminated and includes the delimiter. The delimiter character must be representable as an unsigned char.
If *n is non-zero, then *lineptr must be pre-allocated to at least *n bytes. The buffer should be allocated dynamically; it must be possible
to free(3) *lineptr. getdelim() ensures that *lineptr is large enough to hold the input, updating *n to reflect the new size.
The getline() function is equivalent to getdelim() with delimiter set to the newline character.
RETURN VALUES
The getdelim() and getline() functions return the number of characters read, including the delimiter. If no characters were read and the
stream is at end-of-file, the functions return -1. If an error occurs, the functions return -1 and the global variable errno is set to indi-
cate the error.
The functions do not distinguish between end-of-file and error, and callers must use feof(3) and ferror(3) to determine which occurred.
EXAMPLES
The following code fragment reads lines from a file and writes them to standard output.
char *line = NULL;
size_t linesize = 0;
ssize_t linelen;
while ((linelen = getline(&line, &linesize, fp)) != -1)
fwrite(line, linelen, 1, stdout);
if (ferror(fp))
perror("getline");
ERRORS
[EINVAL] lineptr or n is a NULL pointer.
[EOVERFLOW] More than SSIZE_MAX characters were read without encountering the delimiter.
The getdelim() and getline() functions may also fail and set errno for any of the errors specified in the routines fflush(3), malloc(3),
read(2), stat(2), or realloc(3).
SEE ALSO ferror(3), fgets(3), fopen(3)STANDARDS
The getdelim() and getline() functions conform to IEEE Std 1003.1-2008 (``POSIX.1'').
BSD June 30, 2010 BSD