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# 8  
Old 10-14-2011
I have tried sytem function of awk,
But it can only output the return value of system.

here is the sample of output:I put it in code for readablity .
Code:
0x00009f7c       9    0    0    0     SliceData          No          No      40  1317630108771
0x00009f85    2976    0    0    0     SliceData          No          No      40  1317630108771
0x0000b116       9    0    0    0     SliceData          No          No      44              0    
0x0000b11f    2972    0    0    0     SliceData          No          No      44              0 
0x0000c236       9    0    0    0     SliceData          No          No      48              0    
0x0000c23f    2568    0    0    0     SliceData          No          No      48              0
0x0000d10b       9    0    0    0     SliceData          No          No      52              0    
0x0000d114    2411    0    0    0     SliceData          No          No      52              0
...
0x0003ea6a       9    0    0    0     SliceData          No          No     348              0
0x0003ea73    1025    0    0    0     SliceData          No          No     348              0
0x0003f006       9    0    0    0     SliceData          No          No     352  1317630119121
0x0003f00f     977    0    0    0     SliceData          No          No     352  1317630119121

Last edited by lzq420241; 10-14-2011 at 02:23 PM..
# 9  
Old 10-14-2011
awk is more powerful than sed all by itself, and capable of reading external files all by itself.

There's certainly a way to do what you want in awk alone if we can just figure out what you actually want.

Could you post a sample of what the output should be for some given input?
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