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1. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi
I got the following problem and I wonder if some could please help me out?
I'd like to replace character 8 - 16 , 16 - 24
cat file
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Discussion started by: stinkefisch
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2. Shell Programming and Scripting
Using Awk, how can I achieve the following?
I have set of record numbers, for which, I have to replace the nth field with some values, say spaces.
Eg:
Set of Records : 4,9,10,55,89,etc
I have to change the 8th field of all the above set of records to spaces (10 spaces).
Its a delimited... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: deepakwins
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3. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi all,
I am receiving files named like:
ABC_20120730.csv
ABC_20120801.csv
ABC_20120812.csv
They are residing in a folder named Incoming.
I am supposed to write a script that will create a filelist which will contain only the name of the latest file beginning with ABC_, by YYYYMMDD... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: kedrick
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4. Shell Programming and Scripting
Is there an awk script that can easily perform the following operation?
I have a data file that is in the format of
1944-12,5.6
1945-01,9.8
1945-02,6.7
1945-03,9.3
1945-04,5.9
1945-05,0.7
1945-06,0.0
1945-07,0.0
1945-08,0.0
1945-09,0.0
1945-10,0.2
1945-11,10.5
1945-12,22.3... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: ncwxpanther
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5. Shell Programming and Scripting
I have an awk script to find the maximum value of the 2nd column of a 2 column datafile, but I need to find the top 5 maximum values of the 2nd column.
Here is the script that works for the maximum value.
awk 'BEGIN { subjectmax=$1 ; max=0} $2 >= max {subjectmax=$1 ; max=$2} END {print... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: ncwxpanther
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6. Shell Programming and Scripting
I need a script that will read a filename and verify that its today's file and rename it to a standard name so that my ETL job can read it on a daily basis. If there is no file for a day, I am thinking I will just read the one before to prevent my job from failing. Another option might be a... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: mahe23
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7. Shell Programming and Scripting
I've written a script:
find -depth | awk ‘
{
if ( substr($1,length($0)-2,3) == “/1.” )
{ print $1 }
{ system(“awk -f test1.awk “ $1 ) }
}
‘
The idea is that it trundles through a large directory structure looking for files which are named '1.' and then... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: nashcom
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8. Shell Programming and Scripting
I've seen that it has been suggested to use awk to show e.g. the 50th line in a file
awk 'NR==50{print;exit}' file
What about if instead of a number I try to use a variable? e.g. COUNT
awk 'NR==$COUNT{print;exit}' file
awk 'NR==${COUNT}{print;exit}' file
I can't make it work,
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Discussion started by: f_o_555
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9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi All,
Not sure if this would be in a dummies sectiin or advanced. I'm looking for a script if someone has doen something like this.
I have list of files -
adc_earnedpoints.20070630.txt
adc_earnedpoints.20070707.txt
adc_earnedpoints.20070714.txt
adc_earnedpoints.20070721.txt... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: thebeginer
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10. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi
I have a text file which contains a list of file names (one file name per line). I would like to pass the contents of this file into chmod to change the permissions. I am having trouble getting the correct syntax for this. Can someone please tell me if its possible to do this?
Thanks (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: alangibson
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