Try
to eliminate that
problem incorrectly cited by you. Still, your entire code wouldn't work as
- you don't create an array
- even if you created an array by using the a=(...) syntax, it would contain 27 elements to loop across with for.
- even if you had a 3 element array, the ${a[@]} expansion wouldn't supply those three.
would create the desired three element array, and e.g. IFS=$'\n'; echo "${a[*]}" would correctly expand it.
Or try
@RudiC Thank you for the help though it still does not work. Below is the complete snippet.
I get blank i.e no entries in the new_text.txt instead of the desired output. even when i try the other suggestion i.e done <<< $(echo "$FPATH" | tr \' $'\n')
Hi,
I need to split a string, either using awk or cut or basic unix commands (no programming) , with a multibyte charectar as a delimeter.
Ex:
abcd-efgh-ijkl
split by -efgh- to get two segments abcd & ijkl
Is it possible?
Thanks
A.H.S (1 Reply)
Hello,
I need to replace the comma to something else between the single quote:
1aaa,bbb,'cc,cc','ddd',1
2aaa,bbb,'ccc','d,d',0
to
1aaa,bbb,'cc<comma>cc','ddd',1
2aaa,bbb,'ccc','d<comma>d',0
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Hi,
I've been trying to write a regex to use in egrep (in a shell script) that'll fetch the names of all the files that match a particular pattern. I expect to match the following line in a file:
Name = "abc"
The regex I'm using to match the same is:
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Hi,
I have variable inside shell script - from_item.
from_item = 40.1'1/16
i have to first find out whether FROM_ITEM contains single quote(').
If yes, then that need to be replace with two quotes ('').
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99234523
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Hi Froum.
I have tried in vain to find a solution for this problem - I'm trying to replace any double quotes within a quoted string with a single quote, leaving everything else as is.
I have the following data:
Before:
... (32 Replies)
From:
1,2,3,4,5,This is a test
6,7,8,9,0,"This, is a test"
1,9,2,8,3,"This is a ""test"""
4,7,3,1,8,""""
To:
1,2,3,4,5,This is a test
6,7,8,9,0,"This; is a test"
1,9,2,8,3,"This is a ''test''"
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File header:
ID_WVR,SAK_WVR_SVC,DSC_WVR_WVC,SAK_PROCEDURE,CODES,CDE_PROC_MOD ,CDE_PROC_MOD_2 ,CDE_PROC_MOD_3
File Detail:
AMR,5100,Total Services,305,D0120,,,
AMR,5101,Periodic Services,40702,H2011,U1,,
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