1. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users

Hello, I need to insert a line (like a header) as the first line of a very huge file (about 3 ml rows). I am able to do it with sed, but redirecting the output and creating a new file takes quite some time. I was wondering if there was a more efficient way of doing it? Any help would be... (3 Replies)

2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

hi... i have a file with data and would like to insert a number and bracket 1) ...2) at the beginning of every successive line; to add some formatting to the text (3 Replies)

3. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users

Hi Guys!!!!!!!!!! I have an input file say abcdef 123456 aaaaaa i need to insert a line say "bbbbbb" between abcdef and 123456 so that my o/p is abcdef (5 Replies)

4. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hii, I have a file like this-- Here i want to replace the line o: Torry Harris with o: Torry arris Business Solutions and in file there are places where this line is not there after the Mobile number,so i want to insert the line as --o: Torry arris Business Solutions. i can replace it... (8 Replies)

5. Shell Programming and Scripting

like i have file like abc 123 pqr bbbb ttttttttt t tttt ------------------ i want to insert "class" after pqr and t lines please suggest me. (4 Replies)

6. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi, I need to insert a new line containing the string "QUERY" above every 5 lines. The below piece of code inserts a new line after every 5th line awk '{print $0} !(NR%5) {print "QUERY"}' sed 'n;n;n;n;G;' --> I do not know how to give "QUERY" string here But I need to insert it before... (4 Replies)

7. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hello, I am looking to automate a task - which is updating an existing access control instruction of a server and making sure that the attributes defined in the instruction is in sorted order. The instructions will be of a specific syntax. For example lets assume below listed is one of an... (6 Replies)

8. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hello. I have a config file (/etc/my_config_file) which may content : # # port for HTTP (descriptions, SOAP, media transfer) traffic port=8200 # network interfaces to serve, comma delimited network_interface=eth0 # set this to the directory you want scanned. # * if have multiple... (6 Replies)

9. Shell Programming and Scripting

I have a test file that I want to read and insert only certain lines into the the table based on a filter. 1. Rread the log file 12 Hours back Getdate() -12 Hours 2. Extract the following information on for lines that say "DUMP is complete" A. Date B. Database Name C.... (2 Replies)

10. UNIX for Beginners Questions & Answers

Hi All, I am using UNix Sun OS sun4u sparc SUNW,SPARC-Enterprise My intention is to insert a line of text after 13th line of every file inside a particular directory. While trying to do it for a single file , i am using sed sed '3 i this is the 4th line' filename sed: command garbled: 3... (5 Replies)