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# 1  
Old 04-13-2011
Replace column with column from another file
Hello,

I am trying to replace the column in file1 with the column from file2. The two files will have the same amount of rows. Each row will correspond with the same row in the other file.

File1

Code:
 
                                            "Replace this column"
500     13-APR-2011 09:00:00 PM       DPDP     00-00-0001234567      Stuff (500)        Stuff 500
500     13-APR-2011 09:00:00 PM       DPDP     00-00-0008912345      Things (625)       Things 625

File2

Code:
 
00001234567 
00008912345

awk is preferred.

Thanks.
Last edited by doobe01; 04-13-2011 at 05:52 PM.. Reason: Format of file1, not evenly delimtied with whitespace.
# 2  
Old 04-13-2011
Try:
Code:
awk 'NR==FNR{a[NR]=$0;next}{$6=a[FNR]}1' File2 File1

# 3  
Old 04-13-2011
Thanks. tried this and it didn't replace the $6 field. It just added the column to the begninning of each line.
# 4  
Old 04-13-2011
That is weird, because for your input files my code is working fine...
Code:
[root@linux ff]# cat File1
500 13-APR-2011 09:00:00 PM DPDP 00-00-0001234567 Stuff (500) Stuff 500
500 13-APR-2011 09:00:00 PM DPDP 00-00-0008912345 Things (625) Things 625
[root@linux ff]# cat File2
00001234567
00008912345
[root@linux ff]# awk 'NR==FNR{a[NR]=$0;next}{$6=a[FNR]}1' File2 File1
500 13-APR-2011 09:00:00 PM DPDP 00001234567  Stuff (500) Stuff 500
500 13-APR-2011 09:00:00 PM DPDP 00008912345 Things (625) Things 625

# 5  
Old 04-13-2011
That is weird. I tried three times and got the same result. Added it to the beginning...

What could be causing that?
# 6  
Old 04-13-2011
Does your input files look exactly like those in first post? What operating system are you using?
# 7  
Old 04-13-2011
Yeah, my output files look exactly like that.

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