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Old 04-19-2012
Script outputing out numbers when it shouldn't
i suspect the issue is with the IFS part. I have a script that reads a file. the problem here is that, when i run the script, it outputs a bunch of numbers. i know what these numbers are, but i dont understand why they're being sent to the screen.

as you can see below, everything should be contained in variables.

Code:
IFS=$"\n"

AllCurrent=$(

for line in "`awk "/^04 /" $FILE | awk -F" " '{print $2" "$3}' | sort | uniq`"

do


GATHERZ=$(echo $line)

LINEN=$(

echo $GATHERZ | awk '{print $1 + $2}'

)

)

what am i doing wrong here?

i'm running this on linux red hat server. and i'm using a bash/sh shell.
Last edited by SkySmart; 04-19-2012 at 03:43 PM..
# 2  
Old 04-19-2012
It would be a big help to show us what your input file looks like, and what you expect the output to look like.

I suspect there may be a simpler way to accomplish what you are trying to do.
Last edited by gary_w; 04-19-2012 at 03:01 PM..
# 3  
Old 04-19-2012
the input file looks something like this:

Code:
04/19/2012 06:20:34 PM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[1410] DS[5238646] WARNING: Result from SNMP not valid.  Partial Result: U
04/19/2012 06:20:34 PM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[1410] DS[5238647] WARNING: Result from SNMP not valid.  Partial Result: U
04/19/2012 06:20:34 PM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[1410] DS[5238641] WARNING: Result from SNMP not valid.  Partial Result: U
04/19/2012 06:20:34 PM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[1410] DS[5238640] WARNING: Result from SNMP not valid.  Partial Result: U
04/19/2012 06:20:34 PM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[1410] DS[5238639] WARNING: Result from SNMP not valid.  Partial Result: U

you are right. there may be a better way to do this. if you have any ideas please let me know.

i want to grab the second and third field of each line and then perform a function on them.

so basically, ever line that is read in, all i need from each line is the 2nd and 3rd field.

thank you
# 4  
Old 04-19-2012
Then what was "awk '/^James /'" about? You want "06:20:34 PM" ?
# 5  
Old 04-19-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by neutronscott
Then what was "awk '/^James /'" about? You want "06:20:34 PM" ?
my mistake. the james part was suppose to be the month of the day. i've edited my original post to now reflect that. and yes i want "06:20:34 PM" of each line.
# 6  
Old 04-19-2012
It certainly depends on the function you want to perform.

bash:

Code:
while read -r time ampm _; do
    function
done < <(awk '/^04/ {print $2,$3}' "$file" | sort -u)

edit: i included sort -u because your original did, but your description did not. please tell us more about desired output
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