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# 1  
Old 02-09-2010
How can I print array elements as different columns in bash?
Hi Guys,

I have an array which has numbers including blanks as follows:

Code:
1
26
66
4.77
-0.58
88
99
 
11
12
333

I want to print a group of three elements as a different column in a file as followsSmilieincluding blanks where there is missing elements) for.e.g. array element #7 is a blank.

Code:
1 4.77 99 12
26 -0.58 333  
66 88 11

Thanks.
# 2  
Old 02-10-2010
Code:
awk '{_[NR%3]=_[NR%3]?_[NR%3] FS$0:$0}END{for(i in _)print _[i]}' infile

For anything else please post on special homework subforum.
# 3  
Old 02-10-2010
Thanks, it's not homework. It's part of a bigger program.
# 4  
Old 02-10-2010
danmero solution will not guarantee the o/p order use below:-

Code:
awk '{a[NR%3]=a[NR%3]" "$0}
END{for (i=1;i<=3;i++) {print o= (i!=3)? a[i] : a[0] } }' infile.txt

or

Code:
awk '((NR%3) == 1){s=s"\t"$0 }((NR%3) == 2){b=b"\t"$0}!(NR%3)
{c=c"\t"$0}END{print s"\n"b"\n"c}' infile.txt

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# 5  
Old 02-10-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by ahmad.diab
danmero solution will not guarantee the o/p order use below:-
Right Smilie, let's see now:
Code:
awk 'END{for(i=0;++i<=X;){print (i==X)?a[0]:a[i]}}{a[NR%X]=a[NR%X]?a[NR%X]FS$0:$0}' X=3 infile

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