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# 1  
Old 10-26-2009
Need awk script to add a prefix to each line in file
Hello ,

I have file with below content :

'165567885',
'165568443',
'165568805',

I need an awk script that would add a prefix zero after first ' .

Like

'0165567885',
'0165568443',
'0165568805',

Please help.

Thanks in advance.
# 2  
Old 10-26-2009
One way:

Code:
awk -F"\'" '{$2="0"$2}1' OFS="\'" file

# 3  
Old 10-26-2009
Thank you !!It works with nawk on my sys.
# 4  
Old 10-26-2009
code :-

Code:
nawk '{$0="0"$0}1' input_file

BR
# 5  
Old 10-26-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by ahmad.diab
code :-

Code:
nawk '{$0="0"$0}1' input_file

BR
ahmad.diab,

This is not the expected outout:

Code:
nawk '{$0="0"$0}1' input_file

0'165567885',
0'165568443',
0'165568805',

# 6  
Old 10-26-2009
sorry guys I miss read the thread , the best solution is Franklin52 solution kindly use it.
BR
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