11-04-2001
extracting single charachters
Hello!
brand new to unix (let alone scripting) I have come hit a step I can't seem to get around.
in a text file I have information such as :-
INFORM_USERS_IB COMPLETED llprod 20011003:100608
What I need to do is extract the 55th and 56t charachter, then insert a : then extract the 57th and 58th.. to give me an end result of:-
10:06
problem is how do I count of extract these charachters as they change frequently but *should* stay in the correct position??
(also does tab count as a single char?)
Or is there an easier way to reformat a date and time string?
Cheers,
James
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file-roller(1) User Commands file-roller(1)
NAME
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SYNOPSIS
file-roller [--add] [--add-to=archive] [--default-dir=folder] [--extract] [--extract-to=folder] [--force] [--help] [--usage]
DESCRIPTION
The File Roller application enables you to create, view, modify, or unpack an archive. An archive is a file that acts as a container for
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OPTIONS
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FILES
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+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
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SEE ALSO
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