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# 8  
Old 05-10-2006
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Originally Posted by vgersh99
ah, i see - thanks.
but why do you need it here exactly?

tr is like awk, sed, any other unix command. tr indicates you want to begin "translating" something to follow. What you want to translate, followed by what you want it to become, then the filename, unless your piping it. I think you can do "man tr" at a unix prompt and get the info on it.

cheers
# 9  
Old 05-10-2006
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Originally Posted by wxornot
tr is like awk, sed, any other unix command. tr indicates you want to begin "translating" something to follow. What you want to translate, followed by what you want it to become, then the filename, unless your piping it. I think you can do "man tr" at a unix prompt and get the info on it.

cheers

hey buddy we know about tr, but the point is why use it if we can get the same result from awk alone.
# 10  
Old 05-10-2006
Hi Vergsh99, I tried it but this is what I got ..

appdba01@dbsdev15 $ echo '/home/dba/appdba01/clone.log' | awk -F/ -v FS=/ '{NF--;$1=$1;print}'
awk: syntax error near line 1
awk: bailing out near line 1
# 11  
Old 05-10-2006
Quote:
Originally Posted by ranj@chn
Is basename a HP-UX command only? Can it be used across different flavors?
not sure about about HP-UX, but most likely.
# 12  
Old 05-10-2006
Quote:
Originally Posted by d__browne
Hi Vergsh99, I tried it but this is what I got ..

appdba01@dbsdev15 $ echo '/home/dba/appdba01/clone.log' | awk -F/ -v FS=/ '{NF--;$1=$1;print}'
awk: syntax error near line 1
awk: bailing out near line 1
if on Solaris, use 'nawk' instead of 'awk'
# 13  
Old 05-10-2006
I am on solaris. Thanks for your help. Now I get this ..

appdba01@dbsdev15 $ echo '/home/dba/appdba01/clone.log' | nawk -F/ -v S=/ '{NF--;$1=$1;print}'
home dba appdba01
# 14  
Old 05-10-2006
Quote:
Originally Posted by d__browne
I am on solaris. Thanks for your help. Now I get this ..

appdba01@dbsdev15 $ echo '/home/dba/appdba01/clone.log' | nawk -F/ -v S=/ '{NF--;$1=$1;print}'
home dba appdba01
pls see my original posting and compare it with what you're doing.
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