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# 1  
Old 05-20-2014
How can we remove comma from end of each line ?
Hi,

How can we remove the comma from the end of each line.

I have a csv file in below format.

file.csv

Code:
 
Name,age,gender,location,
Joel,18,M,Newyork,
Monoj,21,M,Japan,
Litu,23,M,turki,

Expected o/p
file1.csv

Code:
 
Name,age,gender,location
Joel,18,M,Newyork
Monoj,21,M,Japan
Litu,23,M,turki

Using shell script command how can we do this. Kindly suggest.
# 2  
Old 05-20-2014
try
Code:
sed '$s/.$//' filename

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Kibou
# 3  
Old 05-20-2014
Hello,

Here is an awk utility for same.

Code:
awk 'gsub(/\,$/,X) 1' file_name


Output will be as follows.

Code:
Name,age,gender,location
Joel,18,M,Newyork
Monoj,21,M,Japan
Litu,23,M,turki


Thanks,
R. Singh
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Litu19
# 4  
Old 05-20-2014
Its not working dear.

Code:
 
sed '$s/.$//' filename

Below is the actual data I have in csv file.

Code:
 
Template,Target Server,Target Component,Rule Group,Rule,Rule Reference Number,Rule Definition,Mismatched Conditions,Result,Documented Exception,Compliant,Exception Name,Exception Reference,Expiration Date,
 
RHEL_Pwd_Compliance,Server1,RHEL_Pwd_Compliance (Server1),/User Exist,User cpm,,"""Extended Object Entry:RHEL_Pwd_Compliance//rootUser"".""Value1 as String (All OS)"" equals ""Available""",,Pass,,Y,,,,

Expected output

Code:
 
Template,Target Server,Target Component,Rule Group,Rule,Rule Reference Number,Rule Definition,Mismatched Conditions,Result,Documented Exception,Compliant,Exception Name,Exception Reference,Expiration Date
 
RHEL_Pwd_Compliance,Server1,RHEL_Pwd_Compliance (Server1),/User Exist,User cpm,,"""Extended Object Entry:RHEL_Pwd_Compliance//rootUser"".""Value1 as String (All OS)"" equals ""Available""",,Pass,,Y,,,

---------- Post updated at 04:41 PM ---------- Previous update was at 04:33 PM ----------

Hi Ravinder,

Thanks for your prompt response. Its working fine.

Regards,
Litu
# 5  
Old 05-20-2014
Change Makarand Dodmis' proposal to
Code:
sed 's/,$//' file

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