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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Screen Output to Specific Columns Post 302442519 by Brusimm on Wednesday 4th of August 2010 02:16:37 PM
Old 08-04-2010
Screen Output to Specific Columns
User with moderate experience:

I run a script (my addiction is KSH) that reads a file and reports certain parameters back to the user on screen and also piped to a file. The file(s) I read is/are located under different directories, and is usually called the same thing. Sometimes not. For example:

a/b/c/casefile
this/too/is/casefile_here

When I report (print out) the different parameters back, I also am reporting the location the file is in... but this can make for a disjointed output that might look something like this:

a; b; c; casefile - 1 digit, 3 digits, 9 acme bombs
this; too; is; casefile_here - 3 digit, 9 digits, 1 acme bomb

I would like to be able to have the printout look more like this:


a; b; c; casefile -______________1 digit, 3 digits, 9 acme bombs
this; too; is; casefile_here -_____ 3 digit, 9 digits, 1 acme bomb

(SANS the "_'s"! I had to add those to line up the right section. doh!)

This is for ease of review of the column data in the right section.

I've tried various tab ideas but the length of the first (left) section of output dictates where the tabbing starts and does not line up my text in the right section in a nice, symmetrical pattern.

I'm not catching what it is I need to do, nor have I hit upon the right search term here on UNIX.COM to find what I'm looking for. (As the last hour or so can attest to.)

Any links or ideas would be welcomed that would help resolve my perplexity. "Thank you kindly!"

-Bruce
 

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LEARN ABOUT OPENSOLARIS

script

script(1)							   User Commands							 script(1)

NAME

       script - make record of a terminal session

SYNOPSIS

       script [-a] [filename]

DESCRIPTION

       The  script  utility  makes a record of everything printed on your screen. The record is written to filename. If no file name is given, the
       record is saved in the file typescript. See WARNINGS.

       The script command forks and creates a sub-shell, according to the value of $SHELL, and records the text from this session. The script ends
       when the forked shell exits or when Control-d is typed.

OPTIONS

       The following option is supported:

       -a    Appends the session record to filename, rather than overwriting it.

NOTES

       script places everything that appears on the screen in filename, including prompts.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWcsu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |CSI			     |Enabled			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       attributes(5)

WARNINGS

       script  can  pose  a  security risk when used in directories that are writable by other users (for example, /tmp), especially when run by a
       privileged user, that is, root. Be sure that typescript is not a link before running script.

SunOS 5.11							    30 Jan 2004 							 script(1)
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