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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Sed Newbie Question Post 302525378 by zoe on Thursday 26th of May 2011 01:13:47 PM

05-26-2011

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I think it's a problematic txt that i have to work. Your command works great for echo but when i try it with the file tyhat i have to work does strange things giving incorrect outpput

Because it's a big file i'm posting a part of the command output you asked

Code:

             \0      \0      \0      \0      \0      \0      \0      \0
12174400 174 000 040 000 174 000 060 000 060 000 060 000 060 000 060 000
          |  \0      \0   |  \0   0  \0   0  \0   0  \0   0  \0   0  \0
12174420 174 000 040 000 174 000 061 000 060 000 060 000 174 000 015 000
          |  \0      \0   |  \0   1  \0   0  \0   0  \0   |  \0  \r  \0
12174440 012 000 062 000 174 000 065 000 060 000 064 000 060 000 174 000
         \n  \0   2  \0   |  \0   5  \0   0  \0   4  \0   0  \0   |  \0
12174460 061 000 062 000 062 000 062 000 063 000 063 000 067 000 174 000
          1  \0   2  \0   2  \0   2  \0   3  \0   3  \0   7  \0   |  \0
12174500 060 000 174 000 060 000 071 000 057 000 060 000 065 000 057 000
          0  \0   |  \0   0  \0   9  \0   /  \0   0  \0   5  \0   /  \0
12174520 062 000 060 000 061 000 061 000 040 000 061 000 062 000 072 000
          2  \0   0  \0   1  \0   1  \0      \0   1  \0   2  \0   :  \0
12174540 060 000 060 000 174 000 060 000 071 000 057 000 061 000 061 000
          0  \0   0  \0   |  \0   0  \0   9  \0   /  \0   1  \0   1  \0
12174560 057 000 062 000 060 000 061 000 061 000 040 000 061 000 062 000
          /  \0   2  \0   0  \0   1  \0   1  \0      \0   1  \0   2  \0
12174600 072 000 060 000 060 000 174 000 060 000 061 000 057 000 060 000
          :  \0   0  \0   0  \0   |  \0   0  \0   1  \0   /  \0   0  \0
12174620 065 000 057 000 062 000 060 000 061 000 061 000 040 000 061 000
          5  \0   /  \0   2  \0   0  \0   1  \0   1  \0      \0   1  \0
12174640 062 000 072 000 060 000 060 000 174 000 040 000 174 000 067 000
          2  \0   :  \0   0  \0   0  \0   |  \0      \0   |  \0   7  \0
12174660 061 000 064 000 071 000 063 000 063 000 071 000 174 000 231 003
          1  \0   4  \0   9  \0   3  \0   3  \0   9  \0   |  \0 231 003
12174700 222 003 227 003 061 000 062 000 065 000 063 000 040 000 040 000
        222 003 227 003   1  \0   2  \0   5  \0   3  \0      \0      \0
12174720 040 000 174 000 040 000 174 000 060 000 060 000 174 000 040 000
             \0   |  \0      \0   |  \0   0  \0   0  \0   |  \0      \0
12174740 174 000 040 000 225 003 240 003 231 003 222 003 221 003 244 003
          |  \0      \0 225 003     003 231 003 222 003 221 003   � 003
12174760 231 003 232 003 221 003 040 000 231 003 224 003 056 000 247 003
        231 003 232 003 221 003      \0 231 003 224 003   .  \0   � 003
12175000 241 003 227 003 243 003 225 003 251 003 243 003 040 000 040 000
          ‘ 003 227 003   � 003 225 003   � 003   � 003      \0      \0
12175020 040 000 040 000 040 000 040 000 040 000 040 000 040 000 040 000
             \0      \0      \0      \0      \0      \0      \0      \0
12175040 040 000 040 000 040 000 040 000 040 000 040 000 040 000 174 000
             \0      \0      \0      \0      \0      \0      \0   |  \0
12175060 040 000 174 000 060 000 060 000 174 000 040 000 174 000 123 000

If it doesn't help i'll cut a smaller one, just take a look and tell me what you think

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