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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Shift Characters in Text Post 302321637 by TonyFullerMalv on Monday 1st of June 2009 06:52:35 PM
Old 06-01-2009
Not entirely sure what you are after as both columns contain the same data but if want to swap what is in the first column with what is in the second column you could do:
Code:
$ awk '{ print $2" "$1 }' inputfile > outputfile

e.g.:
Code:
$ cat inputfile
aaa bbb
ccc ddd
1000 2000
1001 2002
$ awk '{ print $2" "$1 }' inputfile > outputfile
$ cat outputfile
bbb aaa
ddd ccc
2000 1000
2002 1001
$

If you want to replace what is in the first column with what is in the second column then you could do:
Code:
$ awk '{ print $2" "$2 }' inputfile > outputfile

e.g.
Code:
~$ awk '{ print $2" "$2 }' inputfile > outputfile
$ cat outputfile
bbb bbb
ddd ddd
2000 2000
2002 2002
$

Last edited by TonyFullerMalv; 06-01-2009 at 07:54 PM.. Reason: Second option
 

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