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Old 07-12-2010
awk -F'|' '{ print $5 }' in perl
Hi guys
i need you help its urgent..
im trying to translate this file processing command in Perl.
awk -F'|' '{ print $5 }'

any ideas Smilie
Regards
# 2  
Old 07-12-2010
hello,

try,split() in perl and then grab $arr[5].

Code:
perl -wln -e 'my @arr=split("|",$_);print $arr[5];' file1 file2 ...

Regards,
Gaurav.
# 3  
Old 07-12-2010
Thanks man
it not working...
here is a smaple of my log :
Code:
2010-07-12  00:33:52|Raid-bridge|5492645293293831725|HTTP|Get|File allowed|x.x.x.x|

if i run :
Code:
awk -F'|' '{ print $5 }' log  
the results is :Get

however if i run :
Code:
perl -wln -e 'my @arr=split("|",$_);print $arr[5];'

results: 0
Thanks
regards
Raid
Last edited by pludi; 07-12-2010 at 05:56 AM.. Reason: CODE TAGS, PLEASE....
# 4  
Old 07-12-2010
That's because Perl, contrary to awk, starts indexing its fields at 0. This should work:
Code:
perl -ple '@a = split /\|/; $_ = $a[4];' log

# 5  
Old 07-12-2010
Works great
Thanks guys
Smilie
# 6  
Old 08-06-2010
hi i need help please
i have an exam for linux and i just cannot understand when i should use print $5 or $6.

i need to find the month and the date so somebody use print $5 somebody print 6 and i am confused.

thanks..
# 7  
Old 08-06-2010
Code:
perl -F'\|' -lape '$_=$F[4]'



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Nevermind, I just noticed that the problem was addressed about 3 weeks ago.
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