If you use bash or ksh93 or zsh try:
to use a TAB-character as field separator.
More generally (in any other kind of POSIX shell) you could use:
Where the hard tab is inserted between the quotes (typically using CTRL-V TAB)
or by using command substitution
With these methods IFS is set local to the read command and so does not need to reset afterwards. Also there is no need for file manipulation with sed..
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Hi
I have a txt file with 4 columns where I need to add 4 empty columns in the middle meaning that I need what is currently column 4 to be column 8 in a new file.
The idea is that I have to use the file as input in a program that reads the data in column 1 and 8, so the content of the other... (8 Replies)
Hello,
I am trying to parse a file that resembles the last three groupings into something looking like the first two lines. I've fiddled with sed and awk a bit, but can't get anything to work properly. I need them separated by some delimiter. The file is some 23,000 lines of the stuff....
... (9 Replies)
Hi,
I have a small requirement where i need to sum up a column in a text file.
Input file
66ab 000000 534385 -00000106350.00
66cd 000000 534485 -00013364511.00
66ad 000000 534485 -00000426548.00
672a 000000 534485 000000650339.82... (5 Replies)
Dear all,
I have a file in this format (like a matrix)
- A B C .. X
A 1 4 2 .. 2
B 2 6 4 .. 8
C 3 5 5 .. 4
. . . ... .
X . . ... .
and want to convert it into a file with this format:
A A = 1
A B = 4
A C = 2
...
A X = 2
B A = 2
B B = 6
etc (2 Replies)
hello all,
i have an input file like that
A A X0
A B X1
A C X2
...
A Z Xx
B A X1
B B X3
....
Z A Xx
Z B X4
and i want to have an output like that
A B C D
A X0 X1 X2 Xy
B X1 X3 X4 (4 Replies)
Hello all,
I have a file which is tab separated like that:
PHE_205_A TIP_127_W ARG_150_B
MET_1150_A TIP_12_W VAL_11_B
GLU_60_A TIP_130_W ARG_143_B
LEU_1033_A TIP_203_W ARG_14_B
SER_1092_A TIP_203_W
THR_1090_A TIP_203_W
SER_1092_A TIP_25_W ... (6 Replies)
Hi,
I have created a tab separated file from the following input file.
ADDRESS1 CITY STATE POSTAL COUNTRY LON LAT
32 PRINZREGENTENSTRASSE ROSENHEIM BAYERN 83022 DEU 1212182 4785699
263 VIA DANTE ALIGHIERI BARI PUGLIA 70122 ITA 1686233 4112154
30 VIA MILANO ... (1 Reply)
I'm trying to remove all of the empty lines at the end of a Tab delimited file. They have no data just tabs.
I've tried may things, here are a couple:
sed /^\t.\t/d File1 > File2
sed /^\t{44}/d File1 > File2
What am I missing? (9 Replies)
Hi,
I have a tab separated. I want to replace all the "&" in 8th column of the file with "and" .I am trying with
awk -F, -vOFS=\\t '{$8=($8=="&")?"and":$8}1' test> test1.txt
My file is abc def ghk hjk lkm hgb jkluy acvf & bhj hihuhu fgg
me mine he her go went has has & had hgf hgy
... (1 Reply)
Hello Everyone..
I want to replace the retail col from FileI with cstp1 col from FileP if the strpno matches in both files
FileP.txt
... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: YogeshG
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LEARN ABOUT ULTRIX
pr
pr(1) General Commands Manual pr(1)Name
pr - print files
Syntax
pr [ options ] [ files ]
Description
The command prints the named files on the standard output. If file is designated by a minus sign (-), or if no files are specified the
command assumes standard input. By default, the listing is separated into pages, each headed by the page number, a date and time, and the
name of the file.
By default, columns are of equal width, separated by at least one space. Lines that do not fit are truncated. However, if the -s option is
used, lines are not truncated and columns are separated by the separation character.
If the standard output is associated with a terminal, error messages are withheld until has finished printing.
Options
The following options can be used singly or in combination:
-a Prints multi-column output across the page.
-b Prints blank headers.
-d Double-spaces the output.
-eck Expands input tabs to character positions k+1, 2*k+1, 3*k+1,... n*k+1. If k is 0 or is omitted, tabs are set at every eighth posi-
tion. Tab characters in the input are expanded into the appropriate number of spaces. The default for c (any non-digit character)
is the tab character; therefore, if c is given, it is treated as the input tab character.
-f Uses form-feed character for new pages. The default is to use a sequence of line-feeds. The -f option causes the command to pause
before beginning the first page if the standard output is associated with a terminal.
-h Uses the next argument as the header to be printed instead of the file name.
-ick Replaces white space in output by inserting tabs to character positions k+1, 2*k+1, 3*k+1,...n*k+1. If k is 0 or is omitted, tabs
are set at every eighth position. The default for c (any non-digit character) is the tab character; therefore, if c is given, it
is treated as the input tab character.
+k Begins printing with page k (default is 1).
-k Produces k-column output (default is 1). The -e and -i options are assumed for multi-column output.
-lk Sets the length of a page to k lines. The default is 66 lines.
-m Merges and prints all files simultaneously, one per column (overrides the -k, and -a options).
-nck Numbers lines. The default for k is 20. The number occupies the first k+1 character positions of each column of normal output or
each line of -m output. If c, which is any non-digit character is given, it is appended to the line number to separate it from
whatever follows. The default for c is a tab.
-ok Offsets each line by k character positions (default is 0). The number of character positions per line is the sum of the width and
offset.
-p Pauses before beginning each page if the output is directed to a terminal. The command rings the bell at the terminal and awaits a
carriage return.
-r Suppresses diagnostic reports on failure to open files.
-sc Separates columns by the single character c instead of by the appropriate number of spaces (default for c is a tab).
-t Suppresses the five-line identifying header and the five-line trailer normally supplied for each page. The -t option causes the
command to quit printing after the last line of each file without spacing to the end of the page.
-wk Sets the width of a line to k character positions. The default is 72 for equal-width multi-column output; otherwise there is no
limit.
Examples
Print file1 and file2 as a double-spaced, three-column listing with the heading: file list.
pr -3dh "file list" file1 file2
Write file1 on file2, expanding tabs to columns 10, 19, 28, 37,...:
pr -e9 -t <file1>file2
Files
/dev/tty* to suspend messages
See Alsocat(1)pr(1)