I want to cut two coloums simulatiously and paste in some other file
for ex:
cut d ' ' -f3 -f4 xxx | paste yyy - > zzz;
from the above i want to cut two fileds 3 and 4 and paste as last coloums of single file (zzz).
how to solve this
regards
rajan (1 Reply)
I have a text:
dsj khfksjdh <time> EST 2006
ab cgnr jkkjt <time> EST 2006
gfhdgjghg <time> EST 2006
fkdjh kjhsekjrh kdjhfkh jhdfkhfdkjh kjdf <time> EST 2006
In the above file i need to extract time from every line... which is always the third from the last... Pls help!
Cheers,
Bouren (4 Replies)
Hello,
I would like to extract one or two fields of a line.
At the moment, I am extracting the first field of a line:
command | cut -f 1 -d '.' > file
The line can have two or three fields delimited with a dot.
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ie if line =... (3 Replies)
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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)
Hi,
I want to write a code that will cut everything that is under a couple of columns in a text file but so far I am not even close to achieve something like that.
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I have... (1 Reply)
hay
i am trying to get JUST the PID from the ps command.
my command line is:
ps -ef | grep "mintty" | cut -d' ' -f2
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Hi All,
I'm trying to view data using cut command for a fixed length file using the below command:
cut -c 1-3,4-5 FALCON_PIS_00000000.dat
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Please let me know how to achieve this.
Thanks in Advance, (3 Replies)
I am new to cut and I want to use the field option with a space delimiter on an Apache log file.
For example, if I wanted to find the 200 HTTP code using cut in this manner on the file below
cat access_abc.log | cut -d' ' -f7 | grep "200"
157.55.39.183 - - "GET /content/696-news041305... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: sharingsunshine
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LEARN ABOUT ULTRIX
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)