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# 1  
Old 05-20-2009
Sed with sort doesnt work
Sed with sort doesnt work

Quote:
file1
abc,def
abc,klm
,,
The below code doesnt work:
Code:
sed -e '/^$/d' -e 's/,/|/g' | sort -t"|" -k1,1 -u file1

when i seperate them it work but i have to create intermediate file which i dont want to:
Code:
sed -e '/^$/d' -e 's/,/|/g'  file1 > file2
sort -t"|" -k1,1 -u file2

Quote:
Output:
||
abc|def
Help is appreciated
# 2  
Old 05-20-2009
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I think your initial sed command is still waiting for input

Code:
sed -e '/^$/d' -e 's/,/|/g' | sort -t"|" -k1,1 -u file1

maybe?
Code:
sed -e '/^$/d' -e 's/,/|/g' file1 | sort -t"|" -k1,1 -u >file2

# 3  
Old 05-20-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by zenith
Sed with sort doesnt work

The below code doesnt work:
Code:
sed -e '/^$/d' -e 's/,/|/g' | sort -t"|" -k1,1 -u file1


You gave the file to sort instead of to sed.

Code:
sed -e '/^$/d' -e 's/,/|/g' file1 | sort -t"|" -k1,1 -u

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