I'd like to create a variable with the value of X number of space( no Perl please), printf seems to work, but , in following example,10 spaces becomes 1 space when assinged to a variable, Why? other solutions are welcome.
$printf "=%10s=\n"
= =
$var=$(printf "=%10s=\n")
echo... (4 Replies)
hello,
i have this string:
variable="1234 /PARAMETER_1:text /PARAMETER_2:othertext"
i tried to do
expr match $variable '.*\(*\)'
but i keep getting expr error
i need to extract the word text...
thank you (4 Replies)
I have an array and two variables as below,
I need to check if $datevar is present in $filename.
If so, i need to replace $filename with the values in the array.
I need the output inside an ARRAY
How can this be done.
Any help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance. (2 Replies)
Hi everybody!!
Here is the thing; I have a trouble in this simple situation, I'm trying to write an array with all the arguments of a command. I mean, if I have:
./mycommand.sh aa bb cc dd
I need to take an array like this:
myarray=(aa bb cc dd)
So I use a simple for loop like this:
for... (4 Replies)
Hi guys and gals...
MacBook Pro.
OSX 10.13.2, default bash terminal.
I have a flat file 1920 bytes in size of whitespaces only. I need to put every single whitespace character into a bash array cell.
Below are two methods that work, but both are seriously ugly.
The first one requires that I... (7 Replies)
Hi Experts
I have an escape seperated fields in the unix file. And in the below format file I need to extract the first column. Please help its urgent.
cat -v op.dat | head
24397028^
I want to extract the file in below format ( with only first column )
24397028
2439707
thanks.
... (6 Replies)
I will start with an example of what I'm trying to do and then describe how I am approaching the issue.
File
PS028,005
Lexeme HRS # M #
PhraseType 1(1:1) 7(7)
PhraseLab 501 503
ClauseType ZYq0
PS028,005
Lexeme W # L> # BNH # M #... (17 Replies)
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split
split(1) General Commands Manual split(1)NAME
split - split a file into pieces
SYNOPSIS
line_count] suffix_length] [file [name]]
nsuffix_length] [file [name]]
Obsolescent
n] [file [name]]
DESCRIPTION
reads file and writes it in pieces (default 1000 lines) onto a set of output files. The name of the first output file is name with
appended, and so on lexicographically, up to (only ASCII letters are used, a maximum of 676 files). If no output name is given, is the
default.
If no input file is given, or if is given instead, the standard input file is used.
Options
recognizes the following command-line options and arguments:
The input file is split into pieces
line_count lines in size.
suffix_length letters are used to form the suffix of the output filenames. This option allows creation of more than 676 output
files. The output file names created cannot exceed the maximum file name length allowed in the directory containing
the files.
The input file is split into pieces
n bytes in size.
The input file is split into pieces
n x 1024 bytes in size. No space separates the n from the
The input file is split into pieces
n x 1048576 bytes in size. No space separates the n from the
The input file is split into pieces
n lines in size. This option is obsolescent and is equivalent to using the option.
EXTERNAL INFLUENCES
Environment Variables
determines the locale for the interpretation of text as single- and/or multi-byte characters.
determines the language in which messages are displayed.
If or is not specified in the environment or is set to the empty string, the value of is used as a default for each unspecified or empty
variable. If is not specified or is set to the empty string, a default of "C" (see lang(5)) is used instead of
If any internationalization variable contains an invalid setting, behaves as if all internationalization variables are set to "C". See
environ(5).
International Code Set Support
Single- and multi-byte character code sets are supported.
SEE ALSO csplit(1).
STANDARDS CONFORMANCE split(1)