04-06-2011
awk how to replace specific field with new value
I need to replace specific field (x) in a table with new value (y):
Input:
1 2 3 4
5 x 6 7
8 9 0 0
Output:
1 2 3 4
5 y 6 7
8 9 0 0
I have no idea how to do this.
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NAME
asn2asn - convert NCBI data between text and binary ASN.1
SYNOPSIS
asn2asn [-] [-b] [-e] [-i filename] [-l filename] [-o filename] [-s] [-x]
DESCRIPTION
asn2asn converts data in NCBI's ASN.1 format between binary and text subformats, or to isomorphic XML.
OPTIONS
A summary of options is included below.
- Print usage message
-b Input asnfile in binary mode
-e Input is a Seq-entry
-i filename
Read input from filename rather than stdin
-l filename
Log errors to filename
-o filename
Write output to filename rather than stdout
-s Output asnfile in binary mode
-x Output XML instead of ASN.1
AUTHOR
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SEE ALSO
asn2ff(1), asn2gb(1), asn2xml(1), asndhuff(1)
NCBI
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