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Old 01-14-2009
truncate/round down 2nd string print both
I have a file with a name and then a number:

Apple 1.1
Apple 1.5
Apple 1.9
Banana 1.3
Banana 2.7
Banana 3.3

I'd like to print out the first string followed by the second number rounded down or truncated:

Apple 1
Apple 1
Apple 1
Banana 1
Banana 2
Banana 3


I was trying:

awk '{print $1 ; printf("%d\n",$2)}' infile > outfile &

but that printed out the number on a new line.

I'm certain this can't be that complicated.

Thanks so much.
# 2  
Old 01-14-2009
Try

Code:
awk '{printf("%s %d\n", $1, $2)}'

# 3  
Old 01-14-2009
Thanks so much. That worked. SmilieSmilieSmilie
# 4  
Old 01-15-2009
Code:
sed 's/\(.*\)\(\..*\)/\1/'  filename

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