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Old 10-27-2009
append last line

Suppose i have a file FILE1.TXT
Code:
2293847982374 sdj 23423
2298372038974 dsj 23492
2972837629376 abj 34929
2984836398384 abc 39723

I want to append the above FILE1.TXT with total no of records and appending to the last line with "3000004" total 7 digits only, if 12 records then "3000012" to bottom of the line, in this case below
Code:
2293847982374 sdj 23423
2298372038974 dsj 23492
2972837629376 abj 34929
2984836398384 abc 39723
3000004

regards

Last edited by vgersh99; 10-27-2009 at 02:06 PM.. Reason: fixed code tags
# 2  
Old 10-27-2009
Code:
awk 'END{print $0,"\n""3000004"}1' file

# 3  
Old 10-27-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by protocomm
Code:
awk 'END{print $0,"\n""3000004"}1' file

the no of records is not always the same. In the Input file there may be some more than 100 records we dont no...

BTW the above code has syntax error
Code:
>awk 'END{print $0,"\n""3000004"}1' file1.txt
awk: syntax error near line 1
awk: bailing out near line 1


Last edited by pludi; 10-27-2009 at 02:04 PM.. Reason: code tags please...
# 4  
Old 10-27-2009
I have bash and it's works fine,but perhaps you have another shell.
# 5  
Old 10-27-2009
append last line

simple:
echo "3000004" >> FILE1.TXT
# 6  
Old 10-27-2009
Code:
awk 'NF{c++;print} END{print (3000000 + c)}' inFile

# 7  
Old 10-27-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by danmero
Code:
awk 'NF{c++;print} END{print (3000000 + c)}' inFile

i am getting syntax error as i want this in KSH script

Code:
>awk 'NF{c++;print} END{print (3000000 + c)}' ein_data_file.txt > ein_data_file1.dat
awk: syntax error near line 1
awk: bailing out near line 1


Last edited by vgersh99; 10-27-2009 at 03:38 PM.. Reason: fixed code tag
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