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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting How to manipulate string in line? Post 303024153 by rdrtx1 on Monday 1st of October 2018 05:45:25 PM
Old 10-01-2018
start with:
Code:
while read line
do
   last_word=${line##* }
   word=0
   grep -q -i "^$last_word$" ComparisonFile && word=1
   if [ $word = 1 ]
   then
      line=${line/Test,/Test,$last_word: }
      echo "${line% *}"
   else
      echo "${line}"
   fi
done < MainFile


Last edited by rdrtx1; 10-01-2018 at 08:25 PM.. Reason: updated echo.
 

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WTOC(1) 						      General Commands Manual							   WTOC(1)

NAME
wtoc - Convert a Wnn text-form dictionary (or dictionaries) into Canna text-form dictionaries SYNOPSIS
wtoc [-f hinshidata] [wnnjisho] [cannajisho] DESCRIPTION
wtoc converts a Wnn text-form dictionary file into Canna text-form dictionary file. If all dictionary files are omitted, the Wnn dictio- nary data is input through the standard input. In this case, the dictionary of the Japanes Input System is output from the standard out- put. If one dictionary file is specified, it will be regarded as a Wnn dictionary. At this time, Canna dictionary output to the standard output. OPTIONS
-f hinshidata The user can add new information about word-type correspondence between Wnn and Canna. The following word-type correspondence information must be described in the hinshidata file. Within one line, describe the Wnn word type name and the Canna word type while delimiting by a space(s) or tab. Wnn word type Canna word type Adverb #F04 EXAMPLE
% wtoc -f tsuikahinshi kihon.u kihon.t Inputs word-type correspondence information from tsuikahinshi, then converts Wnn text-form dictionary kihon.u into the Canna text-form dic- tionary before output. % wtoc special.u | lpr Converts Wnn text-form dictionary special.u into Canna text-form dictionary, then outputs the result to the line printer. SEE ALSO
ctow(1) WTOC(1)
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