Hi,
Can anyone tell me if I can apply multiple cut on a single variable like below in a sh script:
tmp=`cut -c 1-4 $val`
tmp1=`cut -c 5-12 $val`
tmp2=`cut -c 13-18 $val`
If not, what is the other way to do this.
Thanks and Best Regards
Shoeb (17 Replies)
Hi ,
I am new to Unix.I have a shell script whenere I wnat to find if a particular server is running and kill all the instances of it (running on different ports)
script filename to start the srever is say abcd
If i do ps -eaf | grep abc
I get all the instances of srever running .In the... (1 Reply)
Hi All,
Can anyone tell me how to use cut command?I have tried but its not working...Please find the details below :
$ cat file1
SlNo. E_ID E_Name Age Dept
1 123 A 20 Electrical
2 124 B 20 Electronics
3 125 C 24 Computer
4 126 D 23 Mechanical
... (3 Replies)
n2=user1 pts/3 2010-06-29 01
Now i want to split this string with space(' ') character.
After splitting output would be:
use1
pts/3
2010-06-29
01
I did:
nn=${n2} | cut -d ' ' -f2
echo ${nn}
It prints nothing.
I want the output:
pts/3 (2 Replies)
Hi
Can anyone what I am doing wrong while using cut command.
for f in *.log
do
logfilename=$f
Log "Log file Name: $logfilename"
logfile1=`basename $logfilename .log`
flength=${#logfile1}
Log "file length $flength"
from_length=$(($flength - 15))
Log "from... (2 Replies)
hay
i am trying to get JUST the PID from the ps command.
my command line is:
ps -ef | grep "mintty" | cut -d' ' -f2
but i get an empty line. i assume that the delimiter is not just one space character, but can't figure out what should i do in order to do that.
i know i can use awk or cut... (8 Replies)
Hi All,
I am a beginner learning shell script, Would it be possible to use -c and -f in cut command together ?
Example :
/opt/oracle/work/Antony/Shell_Script> cat shortlist
2233|a.k. shukula |g.m. |sales2 |12/12/52 |6000
1006|chanchal singhvi ... (3 Replies)
I'm a complete beginner in UNIX (and not a computer science student either), just undergoing a tutoring course. Trying to replicate the instructions on my own I directed output of the ls listing command (lists all files of my home directory ) to My_dir.tsv file (see the screenshot) to make use of... (9 Replies)
Discussion started by: scrutinizerix
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cut
cut(1) General Commands Manual cut(1)Name
cut - cut out selected fields of each line of a file
Syntax
cut -clist [file1 file2...]
cut -flist [-dchar] [-s] [file1 file2...]
Description
Use the command to cut out columns from a table or fields from each line of a file. The fields as specified by list can be fixed length,
that is, character positions as on a punched card (-c option), or the length can vary from line to line and be marked with a field delim-
iter character like tab (-f option). The command can be used as a filter. If no files are given, the standard input is used.
Use to make horizontal ``cuts'' (by context) through a file, or to put files together in columns. To reorder columns in a table, use and
Options
list Specifies ranges that must be a comma-separated list of integer field numbers in increasing order. With optional - indicates
ranges as in the -o option of nroff/troff for page ranges; for example, 1,4,7; 1-3,8; -5,10 (short for 1-5,10); or 3- (short
for third through last field).
-clist Specifies character positions to be cut out. For example, -c1-72 would pass the first 72 characters of each line.
-flist Specifies the fields to be cut out. For example, -f1,7 copies the first and seventh field only. Lines with no field delim-
iters are passed through intact (useful for table subheadings), unless -s is specified.
-dchar Uses the specified character as the field delimiter. Default is tab. Space or other characters with special meaning to the
shell must be quoted. The -d option is used only in combination with the -f option, according to XPG3 and SVID2/SVID3.
-s Suppresses lines with no delimiter characters. Unless specified, lines with no delimiters are passed through untouched.
Either the -c or -f option must be specified.
Examples
Mapping of user IDs to names:
cut -d: -f1,5 /etc/passwd
To set name to the current login name for the csh shell:
set name=`who am i | cut -f1 -d" "`
To set name to the current login name for the sh, sh5, and ksh shells:
name=`who am i | cut -f1 -d" "`
Diagnostics
"line too long" A line can have no more than 511 characters or fields.
"bad list for c/f option"
Missing -c or -f option or incorrectly specified list. No error occurs if a line has fewer fields than the list calls
for.
"no fields" The list is empty.
See Alsogrep(1), paste(1)cut(1)