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Old 08-27-2009
Unix Script for replacing text in files
Dear Experts,

I am new to unix shell programming. I need to write a script which needs to edit 4 text files.

File 1:- PCH_Test.txt
File 2:- PCT_Test.txt
File 3:- PCY_Test.txt
File 4:- PCW_Test.txt

PCH_Test.txt

First it needs to get into PCH_Test file and prefix the 6th coloumn with PCH i.e, replace 6th column with PCHXXX for all the records in the file.

Content:-
2009001,2009,XP0000AB20,XPA,GT01,CSP,127.500
2009001,2009,XP0000AB20,XPD,GT04,CSK,192.500
2009001,2009,XP0000AB20,XPE,GT13,CSK,472.500
2009001,2009,XP0000AB20,XPF,GT16,CSJ,787.500
2009001,2009,XP0000AB20,XPH,GT19,CSH,172.500

My Desired Output:-

2009001,2009,XP0000AB20,XPA,GT01, PCHCSP,127.500
2009001,2009,XP0000AB20,XPD,GT04, PCHCSK,192.500
2009001,2009,XP0000AB20,XPE,GT13, PCHCSK,472.500
2009001,2009,XP0000AB20,XPF,GT16, PCHCSJ,787.500
2009001,2009,XP0000AB20,XPH,GT19, PCHSH,172.500


Like this it needs to get into PCT, PCY and PCW files and prefix the 6th column with corresponding names...like PCTXXX in PCT file, PCYXXX in PCY file and PCWXXX in PCW file....
# 2  
Old 08-27-2009
for file in *; do var=`echo $file | cut -c1-3`; perl -pi -e s/\,C/\,"$var"C/g $file; done
Last edited by cabrao; 08-27-2009 at 05:53 AM..
# 3  
Old 08-27-2009
or

Code:
awk -F, 'OFS=","{$6="PCH"$6}1' file

just replace PCH with whatever you like
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