The correct printf usage is printf "%s\n" "$i".
The format argument not only elimates the problem with a leading - character but also problems with % characters.
printf can apply the format "%s\n" to multiple arguments.
If your loop does only print you can simply do
Hi,
I need to split a string, either using awk or cut or basic unix commands (no programming) , with a multibyte charectar as a delimeter.
Ex:
abcd-efgh-ijkl
split by -efgh- to get two segments abcd & ijkl
Is it possible?
Thanks
A.H.S (1 Reply)
Hello,
I need to replace the comma to something else between the single quote:
1aaa,bbb,'cc,cc','ddd',1
2aaa,bbb,'ccc','d,d',0
to
1aaa,bbb,'cc<comma>cc','ddd',1
2aaa,bbb,'ccc','d<comma>d',0
Can someone help? Thanks. (2 Replies)
Hi,
I've been trying to write a regex to use in egrep (in a shell script) that'll fetch the names of all the files that match a particular pattern. I expect to match the following line in a file:
Name = "abc"
The regex I'm using to match the same is:
egrep -l '(^) *= *" ** *"$' /PATH_TO_SEARCH... (6 Replies)
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 ('').
How to do it inside shell script? Please note that inside shell script........ (4 Replies)
Hi;
I want to write a shell script that will split a string with no delimiter.
Basically the script will read a line from a file.
For example the line it read from the file contains:
99234523
These values are never the same but the length will always be 8.
How do i split this... (8 Replies)
Hi I want to replace single quote with two single quotes in a perl string.
If the string is <It's Simpson's book> It should become <It''s Simpson''s book> (3 Replies)
I'm trying to extract a column from a csv file with either cut or awk but some of the fields contain comma with them:
"Field1","Field2, additional info","Field3",...,"Field17",...
If I want to extract column 3 and use comma as the delimiter, I'll actually get the additional info bit but not... (4 Replies)
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''"
4,7,3,1,8,"''"Is there an easy syntax I'm overlooking? There will always be an odd number... (5 Replies)
I have a comma separated file which contains data like;
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,,
AMR,5112,Day... (4 Replies)
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explain_printf_or_die - formatted output conversion and report errors
SYNOPSIS
#include <libexplain/printf.h>
int explain_printf_or_die(const char *format);
int explain_printf_on_error(const char *format);
DESCRIPTION
The explain_printf_or_die function is used to call the printf(3) system call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained
from the explain_printf(3) function, and then the process terminates by calling exit(EXIT_FAILURE).
The explain_printf_on_error function is used to call the printf(3) system call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr,
obtained from the explain_printf(3) function, but still returns to the caller.
format The format, exactly as to be passed to the printf(3) system call.
RETURN VALUE
The explain_printf_or_die function only returns on success, see printf(3) for more information. On failure, prints an explanation and
exits, it does not return.
The explain_printf_on_error function always returns the value return by the wrapped printf(3) system call.
EXAMPLE
The explain_printf_or_die function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example:
int result = explain_printf_or_die(format);
SEE ALSO printf(3)
formatted output conversion
explain_printf(3)
explain printf(3) errors
exit(2) terminate the calling process
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