Shell Programming and Scripting

i checked and written this script with assumption that field delimeter is space.
if your file has different delimeter then make the changes.
if delimeter is tab then use cut without -d option.

Try...

Code:

awk -F '\t' 'FNR==1{split($0,a)}{for(x=1;x<=NF;x++)print $x>a[x]}' jam2.txt
paste $(<jam1.txt) > jam2.txt

dhruv,
i have tried with cut -d '\t' and also with cut -d "\t"
it is saying invalid delimeter !! is there any other way out ! my real problem is here boss !


Yogor thanks for replay
i tried with your code as well
but it also giving me error.
awk: syntax error near line 1
awk: bailing out near line 1
paste: cannot open MANDT

---I am completely frustrated with this problem don't understand what to do here now plz assist.

I want to just print the selected column from a file which is delimited by tab and not space .
if you can explain me why
awk -v c1=$f1 -v c2=$f2 'BEGIN{FS=OFS="\t"}{print $c1,$c2}' jam2.txt
this is not working it will be of great help to me

jambesh tab is default delimiter and you don't need to use -d option

Code:

cut -f1 jam2.txt>temp/tempjam0

or

Code:

cut -d 'tab' -f1 jam2.txt>temp/tempjam0

here press tab key in between single quotes.

Try using nawk or gawk.

Dhruv,
Thanks a lot for help , thanks for guiding me all through my problem too.

when i left -d option it said invalid range also when i give a tab in between ' ' and trying it give
cut: invalid character in range . i don't understand acttualy if default is tab delimeter why it is not accepting .

also when i am doing cut -f1 jam2.txt > one.txt
all the field of file jam2.txt is copying to one.txt instead of just column one

Real surprise !!!!! for me

please buddy guide me i am completely frustrated and bitting my head on desk for it

Yogor !!!

i have tried with nawk and gawk too nothing happend boss!

check on your command line,tab key is pressed in between single and double quotes.

Code:

cut -f1 -d'     ' jamb2.txt

Code:

cut -f1 -d"     " jamb2.txt

if still problem persist then paste the command you are running.