I would suggest using split being saved to an array, then display the appropriate field. Perhaps something like this might help:-
Does that help?
Robin
Thanks Robin, but i'm looking at a situation where the 8-digit number can appear in another position in the string. In that case it will not always be the 9th element of the array.
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Originally Posted by durden_tyler
If the 8-digit number is always preceded by the word "STATE:" then you could use regular expressions as well:
If it could be preceded by more than word, then specify them all in your regular expression, like so:
How can i do this inside a perl script and not on the command line?
Hi guys,
I am not very experienced in writing ksh scripts and I am trying to write a piece of code that indicates if a given string contains only digits and no alphabet (upper or lower case). If i write it my way it would turn out to have a lot of comparisons.. :eek:
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How can I extract digits at the end of a string in UNIX shell scripting or perl?
cat file.txt
abc_d123_4567.txt
A246_B789.txt
B123cc099.txt
a123_B234-012.txt
a13.txt
What can I do here? Many thanks.
cat file.txt | sed "s/.txt$//" | ........
4567
789
099
012
13 (11 Replies)