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I am trying to count the number of columns in a delimited flat file. The record is tab delimited. When I use the command wc -w, I am getting unexpected results when the record contains a NULL...

cfajohnson : I didn't see your reply until after I posted....I really like your solution because it allows me to parse the variable into the variable names that I want.

Here's my solution:...

This has all been very helpful....the following is what I ended up with and it works great. I will be using this to parse out array elements that are delimited. Thanks!

#!/bin/ksh
VAR1=A~B~C~D...

mjd_tech : I tried both sets of replies and yours worked...except I could not reference the new variables outside of the brackets. In other words I got the values echoed for a,b,c and d from the...

Can I use the read command to read the contents of a variable? I'm trying by using the following code and getting nothing back. I'm in a Linux environment.

#!/bin/ksh
IFS=~
VAR1=1~2~3~4...

I have a piece of code (below) in a .ksh script running on AIX. I need to convert the code to run .zsh on Solaris. Solaris's find command does not support the -cmin function. Suggestions??

The...

Can I extract files from an archive file (tar), where the filename includes the full directory path, to a different directory?

For example the archive files may have a filename of ...

I chose the wrong Forum. I'm a newbie, and am just getting my feet wet. The should be posted to UNIX for Dummies, not UNIX Desktop for Dummies. I'm going to post this again to the right Forum.

Can I extract files from an archive file (tar), where the filename includes the full directory path, to a different directory?

For example the archive files may have a filename of
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