Assuming that file2 is also a pipe-separated file and you wish to match the first fields of the 2 files (i.e., 1 will match only 1 and not 12,132,etc.), try:
@pamu
You don't need to open out.txt multiple times in the loop. Just keep it open for the duration of the loop. That'll be more efficient.
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I have two files - file1 and file2. Now I want records in file2 those are not exist in file1. How to grep this ?
eg:
file1
08941
08944
08945
08946
08947
file2
08942 08944 5
08942 08945 5
08942 08946 4
08942 08947 6
08942 08952 4
08942 08963 5
08942 ... (3 Replies)
Hi All,
I have two files say file1 and file2.
I want to check the number of records in file1 and if its atleast 2 (i.e., 2 or greater than 2 ) then I have to check records in file2 .If records in file2 is atleast 1 (i.e. if its not empty ) i have to set some conditions .
Could you pls... (3 Replies)
Hi All,
I have file1 line below:
$myName$|xxx
Now I need to read the file1 and find for $myName$ in file2 and replace with xxx
file1:
$myName$|xxx
file2:
My name is $myName$
expected output in file2 after executing the script is below:
my name is xxx
Thanks, (8 Replies)
First, thanks for the help in previous posts... couldn't have gotten where I am now without it!
So here is what I have, I use AWK to match $1 and $2 as 1 string in file1 to $1 and $2 as 1 string in file2. Now I'm wondering if I can extend this AWK command to incorporate the following:
If $1... (4 Replies)
Hello,
I was hoping someone could help me with this work related problem...
basically what I want to do is the following:
file2:
1 o
2 t
4 f
5 v
7 n
8 e
10 a
file1:
1 : (8 Replies)
I have very limited coding skills but I'm wondering if someone could help me with this. There are many threads about matching strings in two files, but I have no idea how to add a column from one file to another based on a matching string.
I'm looking to match column1 in file1 to the number... (3 Replies)
hi.. i am using solaris system and ksh and using nawk to get records of file1 not in file2(not line by line comparison). code i am using is nawk 'NR==FNR{a++} !a {print"line:" FNR"->" $0} ' file2 file1
same command with awk runs perfectly on darwin kernel(mac) but in solaris it does line by... (2 Replies)
I am trying to use awk to find all the $2 values in file2 which is ~30MB and tab-delimited, that are between $2 and $3 in file1 which is ~2GB and tab-delimited.
I have just found out that I need to use $1 and $2 and $3 from file1 and $1 and $2of file2 must match $1 of file1 and be in the range... (6 Replies)
Trying to use awk to:
update $2 in file2 with the $2 value in file1, if $1 in file1 matches $13 in file2, which is tab-delimeted. The $2values may already be the same so in that case nothing happens and the next line is processed.
There are exactly 4,605 unique $13 values. Thank you :).
... (4 Replies)
In the awk below I am trying to set/update the value of $14 in file2 in
bold, using the matching NM_ in $12 or $9 in file2
with the NM_ in $2 of file1.
The lengths of $9 and $12 can be variable but what is consistent is the start pattern
will always be NM_ and the end pattern is always ;... (2 Replies)