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Old 03-18-2013
Remove only specific char on every line when exists
Hi
I need to remove "|" char when it's the last char of the line.

Input file:

Code:
generoso|desprendido|altruista|
abnegar|ceder|sacrificar|
abocetado-da|esbozado|
apuntado|insinuado|incompleto
abocetar|esbozar|bosquejar|
diseñar|delinear


------------------------ output need ---

Code:
generoso|desprendido|altruista
abnegar|ceder|sacrificar
abocetado-da|esbozado
apuntado|insinuado|incompleto
abocetar|esbozar|bosquejar
diseñar|delinear

I have searched in the forum but only find solutions that delete last char of all lines,

Thanks
Last edited by Scrutinizer; 03-18-2013 at 09:50 PM.. Reason: code tags; code tags (2nd time)
# 2  
Old 03-18-2013
Try:
Code:
sed 's/|$//' file

# 3  
Old 03-18-2013
try also:
Code:
awk 1 RS="[|]*\n" infile

# 4  
Old 03-19-2013
Hi,

Not working with large file about 50.000 lines, it's that possible?

Thx
# 5  
Old 03-19-2013
What is not working?
# 6  
Old 03-19-2013
Nothing change in my output file.

---------- Post updated at 12:35 PM ---------- Previous update was at 12:26 PM ----------

Code:
[root@ks200485 dic]# cat a
abacería@comercio@tienda@
abacial@monacal@monástico@
abadengo@conventual
ábaco@contador@tablero@bolillero@
tanteador@numerador@
columna@capitel@coronamiento
abad@superior@prior@rector
abadía@abadiato@monasterio@
convento@cartuja@priorato@
abajadero@cuesta@pendiente@
[root@ks200485 dic]# awk 1 RS="[@]*\n" a
abacería@comercio@tienda
abacial@monacal@monástico
abadengo@conventual
ábaco@contador@tablero@bolillero
tanteador@numerador
columna@capitel@coronamiento
abad@superior@prior@rector
abadía@abadiato@monasterio
convento@cartuja@priorato
abajadero@cuesta@pendiente
[root@ks200485 dic]# awk 1 RS="[@]*\n" test11

getting out original content of test11, it's my large file, in the same format. Maybe it's malformed, how can i fix that file?

Thx
# 7  
Old 03-19-2013
How about
Code:
sed 's/@$//' file

then?

--
The awk statement will only work with gawk or mawk, but not with regular awk, because regular awk can only use a single character in RS.
Last edited by Scrutinizer; 03-19-2013 at 02:53 PM..
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