Note that there is a difference between a field not being present and a field being present but empty. With an empty line as input, both of our scripts will produce:
Code:
|ND|ND| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
But with the input line:
Code:
|||
(four empty fields separated by three vertical bars) your script will produce:
Code:
|ND|ND|| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
while my script will produce:
Code:
|ND|ND|| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
with the difference being the leading space produced by your script.
Code:
if(NF == 0) $1 = " "
in my script creates $1 as a field containing a space if there was no 1st field while
Code:
$1=$1?$1:" "
in your script changes an existing empty $1 to a space. Note that both of our scripts kept the existing empty $4 as an empty field.
Hi Everybody,
I have an layout file like below
f1 1 char 10,
f2 11 char 2,
f3 13 char 1,
lineend 14 char 1
Their I need to add a new field which would be like
f5 char 3,
f6 char 2
The o/p should be
f1 1 char 10,
f2 11 char 2,
f3 13 char 1,
f5 14 char 3,
f6 17 char 2 (3 Replies)
I have a file with 32 fields each separated by ‘|”. I need to add a file date exactly in the format “ "20100120" “ as the 32nd field moving the existing 32nd field to 33. so the field I added should be 32nd and the 33rd field is the last field before I added the file date.
I know we can... (8 Replies)
I need some help with adding lines to file and substitute a pattern.
Ok I have a file:
#cat names.txt
name: John Doe
stationed: 1
name: Michael Sweets
stationed: 41
.
.
.
And would like to change it to:
name: John Doe
employed
permanently
stationed: 1-office (7 Replies)
hi
i am student doing project in ns2.34.
i hav to add field in route cache and packet of DSR routing protocol.
which files hv to be changed...pl help me (1 Reply)
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1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data:
want to add field to route cache and packet of DSR routing protocol in ns2.34, add field, DSR package in ns2.34... (2 Replies)
Hi All,
I have a file(Pipe Delimited) where i need to add a blank field before the last field and a blank field after the last field. Please help. I have provided below the sample input records and desired output.
Code:
Sample Input: A0010000|Abilene TX A 1|A0010957|Dallas... (0 Replies)
Hi All,
I have a file(Pipe Delimited) where i need to add a blank field before the last field and a blank field after the last field. Please help. I have provided below the sample input records and desired output.
Sample Input:
A0010000|Abilene TX A 1|A0010957|Dallas TX|A0010998|West|US... (5 Replies)
Dear AWK-experts!
I did get stuck in the task of combining files after matching fields, so I'm still awkward with learning AWK.
There are 2 files: one containing 3 columns with ID, coding status, and score for long noncoding RNAs:
file1 (1.txt) (>5000 lines)
... (12 Replies)
I have an array in an external file, "array.txt", which contains:
char *testarray={"Zero", "One", "Two", "Three", "Four", "Five", "Six", "Seven", "Eight", "Nine"};I want to be able to add an element to this array, and have that element display, whenever I call it, without having to recompile... (29 Replies)
12-19-2012
and for getting desired output just need to add one more condition.. 