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Old 10-30-2009
Awk , Sed Print last 4 numeric characters
Hello All,
I have been searching and trying this for a bit now. Can use some assistance.

Large 5000 line flat file.
bash, rhel5

Code:
Input File Sinppet:

Fri Oct 30 09:24:02 EDT 2009 -- 1030
Fri Oct 30 09:26:01 EDT 2009 -- 73 
Fri Oct 30 09:28:01 EDT 2009 -- 1220
Fri Oct 30 09:30:01 EDT 2009 -- 111 
Fri Oct 30 09:32:01 EDT 2009 -- 56 
Fri Oct 30 09:34:01 EDT 2009 -- 1136 
Fri Oct 30 09:36:01 EDT 2009 -- 84 
Fri Oct 30 09:38:01 EDT 2009 -- 67 
Fri Oct 30 09:40:02 EDT 2009 -- 1145 
Fri Oct 30 09:42:01 EDT 2009 -- 85 
Fri Oct 30 09:44:01 EDT 2009 -- 63 
Fri Oct 30 09:46:01 EDT 2009 -- 115 
Fri Oct 30 09:48:01 EDT 2009 -- 72

I would like to redirect output to file in the following format. Basically if the tail number contains 3 or 4 characters, output it to the file.

Code:
Desired Output

Fri Oct 30 09:24:02 EDT 2009 -- 1030
Fri Oct 30 09:28:01 EDT 2009 -- 1220
Fri Oct 30 09:30:01 EDT 2009 -- 111
Fri Oct 30 09:34:01 EDT 2009 -- 1136
Fri Oct 30 09:40:02 EDT 2009 -- 1145
Fri Oct 30 09:46:01 EDT 2009 -- 115

I have been playing with AWK, SED GREP and CUT. My research is pointing me to something like this:

Code:
[root@db3 ~]# awk '{ print substr( $0, length($0) - 4, length($0) ) }' file > newfile
 1030
- 73 
 1220
 111 
- 56 
1136 
- 84 
- 67 
1145 
- 85 
- 63 
 115 
-- 72

However it's still giving the 2 number strings. And the date is not getting printed.

Please Advise.

Regards,

Bacus
# 2  
Old 10-30-2009
This should work:

Code:
awk '$NF > 99 && $NF < 10000' file > newfile

# 3  
Old 10-30-2009
Code:
grep '[0-9]\{3,\} *$' infile

# 4  
Old 10-30-2009
Or a sed option:
Code:
$ sed -n "/[0-9]\{3,4\} *$/p" file1
Fri Oct 30 09:24:02 EDT 2009 -- 1030
Fri Oct 30 09:28:01 EDT 2009 -- 1220
Fri Oct 30 09:30:01 EDT 2009 -- 111
Fri Oct 30 09:34:01 EDT 2009 -- 1136
Fri Oct 30 09:40:02 EDT 2009 -- 1145
Fri Oct 30 09:46:01 EDT 2009 -- 115

# 5  
Old 10-30-2009
Amazing,

I will try to explain. Please correct me if I am wrong.

1. If the number of fields in the current record are less than 99.

2. Pass command only if first command exits with 0.

3. If the number of fields in the current record are less than 1000. Direct output to newfile

awk '$NF > 99 && $NF < 10000' file
# 6  
Old 10-30-2009
Nop, $NF is the value of last field.
# 7  
Old 10-30-2009
Code:
awk '$NF > 99 && $NF < 10000' file

Simply, if the last field ($NF) is greater then 99 and less then 10000 print the line.
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