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# 1  
Old 10-20-2009
How to add a column numbers at a particular position?
Problem discription:
I have many files which contain the same lines.
for instance, (15 lines) file1 ..last column add by hand arbitrarily.
Code:
1.78116800    0.68396600    0.00061900
 0.47641600   -0.49794500   -0.00024000
-1.70662800    0.29577100    0.67863600
-1.70647600    0.29654600   -0.67839300
-2.11640600   -0.53962500    1.24614600
-2.11614700   -0.53818900   -1.24695300
-1.41397300    1.17775000   -1.24768500
-1.41421300    1.17630200    1.24901200
 1.85604200    1.64880200   -0.00117100

Now, I'm trying to add a column numbers at the end of each line after a space. By this way, It will become as follows,
Code:
1.78116800    0.68396600    0.00061900 1
 0.47641600   -0.49794500   -0.00024000 1
-1.70662800    0.29577100    0.67863600 2
-1.70647600    0.29654600   -0.67839300 2
-2.11640600   -0.53962500    1.24614600 2
-2.11614700   -0.53818900   -1.24695300 2
-1.41397300    1.17775000   -1.24768500 2
-1.41421300    1.17630200    1.24901200 2
 1.85604200    1.64880200   -0.00117100 1

For instance, put the last column 1 or 2 at the end of the following file...file2
Code:
0.57531500    2.12664000    0.00000000
0.00000000    0.45595600    0.00000000
-0.96804600   -1.82077600    0.00000000
0.37135000   -2.02000800    0.00000000
-1.53721100   -1.80824400    0.92977300
0.92534800   -2.15667300   -0.92822100
0.92534800   -2.15667300    0.92822100
-1.53721100   -1.80824400   -0.92977300
0.20138500    3.01847100    0.00000000

I use VISUAL BLOCK mode to cut the last column by pressing "x" and add it to the new file by pressing "p".
It is so boring to do the same work for hundreds times.
Is that possible to write a script to do this job?
For example,
I have five files named file1 file2 file3 file4 file5. I add a column of number to file1, how to add the same column to other files?
Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

zhen from shanghai
Last edited by liuzhencc; 10-20-2009 at 10:07 AM.. Reason: code tags
# 2  
Old 10-20-2009
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I edited your post and added CODE tags as you can see. How do you decide if the number you add is 1 or 2?
# 3  
Old 10-20-2009
Thanks for your suggestion!
I'm a new guy for this high quality forums. Sorry for the bad style of my post.

The first column numbers added to the end of each line have beed done by hand.

But I still have dozens of files need to add the same column.
I used the Visual Block mode by pressing 'x' and the add this column to a new file by pressing 'p'.

Now, I would like to know if some script can be made to do this work?

Thank you very much!
# 4  
Old 10-20-2009
What do you mean with the first column numbers?

In your first post you added a column with a 1 or a 2, if that's the expected output, then what is the condition to place a 1 or a 2?

Clarify your question.
# 5  
Old 10-20-2009
Sorry for my poor expression...
Actually, these numbers ('1' or '2') were difined by myselt to show two different fragments. So for the first input file, I must add this column numbers by hand.

Then I try to copy this column numbers into other files, which will be put into the same position.
For instance, this column will be put start at the end of line 9.

I hope I could make me much clear about this question.

thanks..
# 6  
Old 10-20-2009
just a WILD guess:
Code:
nawk '
{
  for(i=1;i<=NF;i++)
    if (int($i)>=0) {
       $(++NF)=i
       break
    }
    if (i>NF) $(++NF)=0
    print
}' myFile

Naaaah, this is not what the OP wants - the explanation is still not clear.
# 7  
Old 10-20-2009
Assuming file1 has the new columns and you want these columns in file2 in the order of file1:

Code:
awk 'NR==FNR{a[NR]=$NF;next}{print $0 FS a[FNR]}' file1 file2
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