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Old 05-24-2012
Add new column from another file in existing file
I have two files which has one column comman in them.

The two files has exact same number of rows in the same sequence.

I want to add the second column of Users_detail_servicesonly.txt as last column in the existing file.

1) Users_detail_complete.txt
Code:
V0135        Memb Info                       mtruh
V0136        Memb Info                       mtruh
V0137        Memb Info                       mtruh
V0134        Memb Info                       mtruh
V0135        Memb Info                       mtruh
V0135        Memb Info                       mtruh
V0135        Memb Info                       mtruh
V0136        Memb Info                       mtruh
V0135        Memb Info                       mtruh


2) Users_detail_servicesonly.txt
Code:
V0135        Sanjeev 
V0136        Yadav   
V0137        Sanjeev 
V0134        Sanjeev 
V0135        Yadav   
V0135        Sanjeev 
V0135        Ashish  
V0136        Ashish  
V0135        Ashish

I want the out put like :-
Code:
V0135        Memb Info                       mtruh            Sanjeev  
V0135        Memb Info                       mtruh            Yadav    
V0135        Memb Info                       mtruh            Sanjeev  
V0135        Memb Info                       mtruh            Sanjeev  
V0135        Memb Info                       mtruh            Yadav    
V0135        Memb Info                       mtruh            Sanjeev  
V0135        Memb Info                       mtruh            Ashish   
V0135        Memb Info                       mtruh            Ashish   
V0135        Memb Info                       mtruh            Ashish

Any help would be appreciated...
Last edited by Franklin52; 05-24-2012 at 05:02 AM.. Reason: Please use code tags
# 2  
Old 05-24-2012
What you have tried so far ..
# 3  
Old 05-24-2012
didn't get an idea how to copy columns to a file..?
# 4  
Old 05-24-2012
Use paste command to acheive .. Based on the input given, try the below ..
Code:
$ paste file1 file2 | awk '{$5=""; print}'

# 5  
Old 05-24-2012
thats pretty logical...I didn't knw paste would make it so easy.....Thanks !!
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