Well it is quite understandable since the OP's post is a bit contradictory IMO. I am assuming the OP is looking for what Jim suggested in post #2. Then this could be used in the find exec:
Last edited by Scrutinizer; 11-13-2010 at 12:06 PM..
Hi guys, I hope you can help me with my problem.
I have a text file that contains lines like this:
78 ANGELO -809.05
79 ANGELO2 -5,000.06
I need to find all occurences of amounts that are negative and replace them with x's
78 ANGELO xxxxxxx
79... (4 Replies)
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Hello,
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Hi all,
I appreciate the enormous amount of knowledge that flows in this forum.
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Hi,
i want to know how to compare string of file with input string
im trying following code:
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#it will return collection number from file
echo "enter number"
read " curr_no"
if ; then
echo " current number already present"
fi
... (4 Replies)
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And I have a datafile like
the box of
the box of tissues out of
of tissues out of
the book, the
the book, the pen and the
the pen and the
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