UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hello everyone,

I'm new in Unix, I would like to ask about on how to make this thing

for example;
I have a filename save_sample.txt
this save_sample.txt has a content like this;

Code:

USER | DESCRIPTION | DEFAULT FOLDER |
Me | I am only the authorized here | \home\me |
You | Your just a guest | \home\you |

and what I want to do is to remove the " | " then save each user to user.txt, the description to desc.txt and each default folder to def_dir.txt.

Is there any shell script to make this happen...
(Sorry for my english grammar...I'm not totally good in english)
Hope you get my point here.

You want the first column to user.txt
the 2nd column to desc.txt
and 3rd column to def_dir.txt

Have you looked at:

Code:

cut -d"| -f1

to cut all data from the first field

Code:

awk -F\| 'NF>2{u="user.txt";d="desc.txt";f="def_dir.txt";print $1 >> u;print $2 >>d;print $3 >> f}' infile

use nawk or /usr/xpg4/bin/awk if on SunOS /Solaris

Yes Sir that's right...

I'll check this cut command...btw

do you know how to use this cut command and explain how it works?

Thanks

The following command should bring you some info about how to use the cut command:

Code:

man cut

Surely:

Code:

cut -d\| -f1