1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi there, I have 3 files and i want to take different fields from each file and combine them in one. I would like to ask if somebody tell me how can I refer to each field of the different files to write an awk command. I mean can I do sth like awk '........... print $1.file1 $3.file2}'... (1 Reply)

2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Dear all, I have a question about merging multiple files to one. For example, I have 4 files, named file_1, file_2, file_3 and file_4, they all have same line number, and only one word in each line. I want to combine these four files to one file, file_1 becomes the first column of the new... (4 Replies)

3. Shell Programming and Scripting

I have been reading for a few hours trying to educate myself enough to accomplish this task, so please know I have performed some research. Unfortunately, I am not a *NIX scripting expert, or a coder. I come from a network background instead. SO, here is my desired outcome. I have some Cisco... (5 Replies)

4. Shell Programming and Scripting

I have a file and need to only select users that have a shell of “/bin/bash” in the line using awk or sed please help (4 Replies)

5. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hello, i wondering if anybody can help me with the following: doing a search for the words "Sample ID:" in a file called test.txt and I need to have the string after this (Postmatch) Then I want that the string is used to rename an other file called test.pdf into .... the string.pdf I... (8 Replies)

6. Linux

hello, i need a command like "bdf" of HP-UX. ( report number of free disk blocks (Berkeley version) ). it should report inode and file system usage in one line like bdf -i manpage : Man Page for bdf (all Section 1m) - The UNIX and Linux Forums HP-UX command "" report inode and file... (2 Replies)

7. Shell Programming and Scripting

I have the text file where each line has the format: chr10 101418889 101418904 0.816327 Right now the interval between column 2 and 3 is 15. I only want the two consecutive positions starting at position 1, write it to a file, then move up one position write to file etc. So that: ... (1 Reply)

8. Shell Programming and Scripting

I have a file1 like prt1|als28.1 prt3|als53.1 prt2|als550.1 prt1|bls9.2 prt2|als7.2 prt2|bls0.2 prt2|als872.1 prt1|bls871.1 prt2|als6.2 prt4|als22.1 prt2|bls43.2 I want to create a file2 from this file by comparing all the possible combinations of patterns (prt) assuming prt1... (3 Replies)

9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

I have requirement to print latest record from file based on multiple columns combination. EWAPE EW1SLE0000 EW1SOMU01 ABORTED 03/16/2015 100004 03/16/2015 100005 001 EWAPE EW1SLE0000 EW1SOMU01 ABORTED 03/18/2015 140003 03/18/2015 140004 001 EWAPE EW1SLE0000 EW1SOMU01 ABORTED 03/18/2015 220006... (1 Reply)

10. Shell Programming and Scripting

Two numerical lines, found by either header line, need to be added and the total placed in a new-header section. Also the total should should be rounded or cut to a two decimal anynumber.XX format with the AB string added on the end. For example: The numerical lines from headers 2 and 3 are... (3 Replies)