I am having trouble with this cut. I am basically trying to cut the string so that i can insert the users guess at the appropriate point in the string.
$letters is the character count of the $word.
What it seems to do is cut the character into the string but then extend the original mask instead of replacing it entirely.
Will i have to add an extra piece that allows me to cut from the first character in the string if that is where the guessed letter is?
Or is there a slightly easier bit of code that I am overlooking.
Thanks in advance.
P.S. I am very new to coding so it probably isnt the simplest way to do it, but I dont want to redo the whole function with syntax im not entirely sure of.
I have a file name coming in as such
<string>_YYYYMMDD.DAT
The string could be anything. I want to cut out the date and put it in a variable. Can someone help me with this? (4 Replies)
Hi,
I wanted to cut a specific portion from given string. How would I do that?
Example:
/u09/core/inbound/abc.txt is my string.
I want abc.txt in a variable.
Please help me.
Regards,
Dhaval (3 Replies)
Hello,
I need to delete the final few characters from a parameter leaving just the first few. However, the characters which need to remain will not always be a string of the same length.
For instance, the parameter will be passed as BN_HSBC_NTRS/hub_mth_ifce.sf. I only need the bit before the... (2 Replies)
Dear Friends,
Here I have two queries.
1. Want to make folder named as last three characters of a file name (length of file name can vary file to file)
E.g File name is AAAACCCCBBBB.txt (12 Characters excluding file extension) then folder to be created is BBB
Irrespective of... (7 Replies)
Hi,
I am using bash. My question concerns cutting out segments of a string. Given the following filename:
S2002254132542.L1A_MLAC.x.hdf
I have been able to successfully separate the string at the periods (.):
$ L1A_FILE=S2002254132542.L1A_MLAC.x.hdf
$ BASE=$(echo $L1A_FILE | awk -F.... (5 Replies)
I have a variable var which contains "ABCDEFDH"
Now I have to remove the first 4 characters that is "ABCD"
so my variable should contain only "DEFH"
plzz tell me how to do that .
i am using bash shell (1 Reply)
Hi all
I have a string variable ${WHERE_SQL1} where i want to cut the first value of a variable.
Eg ${WHERE_SQL1} = 'Where a.id =.................'
I the string to be 'a.id =.......'
Thanks in advance (2 Replies)
Hi All,
I have a string in the following format
"abcd | fghfh | qwer | ertete"
I need to cut the values in the following format
line1 = abcd | fghfh | qwer
line2 = ertete
Simply speaking a want to cut all the values before the last delimiter from the line and print it on one line and... (11 Replies)
Hey guys,
I know that title is a mouthful - I'll try to better explain my struggles a little better...
What I'm trying to do is:
1. Query a db and output to a file, a list of column data.
2. Then, for each line in this file, repeat these values but wrap them with:
ITEM{
... (3 Replies)
Made a file called assignment1.sh and this is what's inside -
#!/bin/bash
$ cut -c 2 sales.txt > regionalsales.txt
$ cut -c 6 sales.txt > regionalsales.txt
$ cut -c 1 territory.txt > terrsummary.txt
$ cut -c 2 territory.txt > terrsummary.txt
$ cut -c 3 territory.txt > terrsummary.txt
$ sort... (1 Reply)
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LEARN ABOUT ULTRIX
cut
cut(1) General Commands Manual cut(1)Name
cut - cut out selected fields of each line of a file
Syntax
cut -clist [file1 file2...]
cut -flist [-dchar] [-s] [file1 file2...]
Description
Use the command to cut out columns from a table or fields from each line of a file. The fields as specified by list can be fixed length,
that is, character positions as on a punched card (-c option), or the length can vary from line to line and be marked with a field delim-
iter character like tab (-f option). The command can be used as a filter. If no files are given, the standard input is used.
Use to make horizontal ``cuts'' (by context) through a file, or to put files together in columns. To reorder columns in a table, use and
Options
list Specifies ranges that must be a comma-separated list of integer field numbers in increasing order. With optional - indicates
ranges as in the -o option of nroff/troff for page ranges; for example, 1,4,7; 1-3,8; -5,10 (short for 1-5,10); or 3- (short
for third through last field).
-clist Specifies character positions to be cut out. For example, -c1-72 would pass the first 72 characters of each line.
-flist Specifies the fields to be cut out. For example, -f1,7 copies the first and seventh field only. Lines with no field delim-
iters are passed through intact (useful for table subheadings), unless -s is specified.
-dchar Uses the specified character as the field delimiter. Default is tab. Space or other characters with special meaning to the
shell must be quoted. The -d option is used only in combination with the -f option, according to XPG3 and SVID2/SVID3.
-s Suppresses lines with no delimiter characters. Unless specified, lines with no delimiters are passed through untouched.
Either the -c or -f option must be specified.
Examples
Mapping of user IDs to names:
cut -d: -f1,5 /etc/passwd
To set name to the current login name for the csh shell:
set name=`who am i | cut -f1 -d" "`
To set name to the current login name for the sh, sh5, and ksh shells:
name=`who am i | cut -f1 -d" "`
Diagnostics
"line too long" A line can have no more than 511 characters or fields.
"bad list for c/f option"
Missing -c or -f option or incorrectly specified list. No error occurs if a line has fewer fields than the list calls
for.
"no fields" The list is empty.
See Alsogrep(1), paste(1)cut(1)