I wanted to use specific variable names for better readability. For example, the actual field name is more readable than an array name with index. Hence did not go for array.
Another approach I tried is using the
command.
It works with space delimiter. I'm not sure how to handle this for other delimiters.
suppose i have a file value where it returns 3 values
a=1 b=2 c=4
when i run it.
i am using this file in my shell script. how do i parse and get the value of a b and c? (3 Replies)
I have a file that is large and is broken up by groups of data. I want to take certain fields and display them different to make it easier to read. Given input file below:
2008 fl01 LAC 2589 polk doal
xx 2008q1 mx
sect 25698541
Sales 08 Dept group
lead1 ... (8 Replies)
I have the following script:
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
@files = <*.csv>;
foreach $file (@files) {
open(FH, $file);
my @dt = split(/_|.csv/, $file);
while (<FH>) {
chomp;
print $dt . $dt . ",$_\n";
}
close(FH);
}
This script reads in all csv files in the current directory... (2 Replies)
I would like to parse through some logs looking for things like exception or failed (grep -i failed). Ideal would be if it were in a menu format so someone without unix ability could just choose option 1 2 or 3 etc. If I could pass the hostname to a variable also that would be awesome, so someone... (5 Replies)
I'm programming in csh and I have a text file with hundreds of entries seperated only by spaces. I want to access three fields at a time (as each data set has three components) so that I can send these values to a different routine as three variables until every trio of values in the text file has... (3 Replies)
I am using MKS tool kit on windows server. One config variable is defined in windows environment and I am trying to use that variable.
# Below RootDir is defined in windows
RootDir="\\f01\var"
# in unix script
details="$RootDir/src|$RootDir/tgt"
src=`echo $details|awk -F '|' '{print... (1 Reply)
Hi,
This is my first post here and I am a newbie. :)
I have a file that looks like this :
Introduction:Intro_123.html
Product definition:Prod_def.html
System Setup:SSetup-64bit.html
Setting up user accounts:Set_user_acc.html
I tried to create a script that would output "The filename... (3 Replies)
Hi All,
I have files with a column which has values and ranges, for example
colA colB
ERD1 3456
ERD2
ERD3 4456
I want to have the following output
colA colB colC
ERD1 3456 3456
ERD2 526887 526890
ERD3 4456 4456
Being a newbie to... (2 Replies)
Hello I am trying to develop a shell script that takes a text file such as this...
E-mail@ Soc.Sec.No. *--------Name-----------* Class *School.Curriculum.Major.* Campus.Phone
JCC2380 XXX-XX-XXXX CAREY, JULIE C JR-II BISS CPSC BS INFO TECH 412/779-9445
JAC1936 XXX-XX-XXXX... (7 Replies)
greetings all, I have a task right now that is somewhat stumping me, and I am not sure what the best approach is to take it.
I have a text file that will contain something similar to the following:
first1, other1
first2, other2
first3, other3
first4, other4
I have to generate an... (14 Replies)
Discussion started by: jeffs42885
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read
read(1) General Commands Manual read(1)NAME
read - read a line from standard input
SYNOPSIS
var ...
DESCRIPTION
reads a single line from standard input. The line is split into fields as when processed by the shell (refer to shells in the first field
is assigned to the first variable var, the second field to the second variable var, and so forth. If there are more fields than there are
specified var operands, the remaining fields and their intervening separators are assigned to the last var. If there are more vars than
fields, the remaining vars are set to empty strings.
The setting of variables specified by the var operands affect the current shell execution environment.
Standard input to can be redirected from a text file.
Since affects the current shell execution environment, it is usually provided as a normal shell special (built-in) command. Thus, if it is
called in a subshell or separate utility execution environment similar to the following, it does not affect the shell variables in the
caller's environment:
Options
recognizes the following options:
Do not treat a backslash character in any special way.
Consider each backslash to be part of the input line.
Opperands
recognizes the following operands:
var The name of an existing or nonexisting shell variable.
EXTERNAL INFLUENCES
Environment Variables
determines the internal field separators used to delimit fields.
RETURN VALUE
exits with one of the following values:
0 Successful completion.
>0 End-of-file was detected or an error occurred.
EXAMPLES
Print a file with the first field of each line moved to the end of the line.
while read -r xx yy
do
printf "%s %s
" "$yy" "$xx"
done < input_file
SEE ALSO csh(1), ksh(1), sh(1), sh-posix(1).
STANDARDS CONFORMANCE read(1)