Shell Programming and Scripting

sorry..yes. but I just open need issue and for other guy to search the topic easier..

Ah, you didn't provide all the information.

Code:

# cat file
<Number>11 20 03 22 23 21 91 00 F0</Number>
<Number>12 20 03 20 99 21 91 20 F0</Number>
<Serial>12 20 03 20 99 21 91 20 F0</Serial>
<Number>10 21 03 21 78 21 92 27 F0</Number>
# sed -e "/^<Number/s/ //g" -e "/^<Number/s/\([0-9][0-9]\)./\1/" -e "/^<Number/s/\([0-9][0-9]\)/\1 /g" -e "/^<Number/s/0</</" file
<Number>11 00 32 22 32 19 10 0F</Number>
<Number>12 00 32 09 92 19 12 0F</Number>
<Serial>12 20 03 20 99 21 91 20 F0</Serial>
<Number>10 10 32 17 82 19 22 7F</Number>

its look like still have some problem.. because of...your command read <Number is missing ">"..

It doesn't matter the ">" is missing unless there are other Tags which start with "<Number".

But what stops you to add the extra ">" if it's needed.

You know what the input file looks like.

Either provide all details about the input file or use some of your own creativity. Based on the examples you should be able to correct it to your needs.

yes..you're right. please check the below my.xml file. In front of the first "<Number>" have around 6 ~9 space (because of i will convert into another format after fixed the problem).

As mentioned before, I need to delete 3nd number and move one forward, then delete last digit. so that the list one will be like "7F</Number>" for the first record

<Number>11 48 79 74 71 47 97 F0</Number>
<Number>11 48 79 67 64 76 63 F0</Number>
<Number>11 48 78 91 39 26 41 F0</Number>
<Number>11 48 78 82 43 96 22 F0</Number>
<Number>11 50 79 56 22 16 77 F0</Number>
<Number>11 48 79 56 22 16 77 F0</Number>
<Number>11 48 77 15 54 00 75 F0</Number>
<Number>11 48 79 56 22 16 77 F0</Number>
<Number>11 48 78 91 56 76 39 F0</Number>
<Number>11 33 06 14 24 36 26 80 F0</Number>
<Number>11 48 06 14 24 36 26 80 F0</Number>
<Number>11 48 78 82 43 96 22 F0</Number>
<Number>11 48 78 91 39 26 41 F0</Number>
<Number>11 48 79 29 33 85 94 F0</Number>
<Number>11 20 79 46 93 73 87 F0</Number>
<Number>11 48 79 67 64 76 63 F0</Number>
<Number>11 21 79 74 71 47 97 F0</Number>
<Number>11 48 79 29 33 85 94 F0</Number>
<Number>11 00 79 67 64 76 63 F0</Number>
<Number>11 48 06 14 24 36 26 80 F0</Number>
<Number>11 99 79 69 08 44 09 F0</Number>
<Number>11 48 08 52 91 83 55 71 F0</Number>
<Number>11 48 78 41 65 21 82 F0</Number>
<Number>11 87 77 90 77 53 88 F0</Number>
<Number>11 48 06 14 24 36 26 80 F0</Number>
<Number>11 77 77 02 63 52 01 F0</Number>
<Number>11 12 79 69 08 44 09 F0</Number>
<Number>11 13 79 71 22 87 43 F0</Number>
<Number>11 98 78 91 48 73 39 F0</Number>
<Number>11 97 78 91 56 79 38 F0</Number>
<Number>11 94 79 66 20 57 47 F0</Number>
<Number>11 33 77 25 99 67 03 F0</Number>

Modifying sb008's solution fetch only Numbers

Code:

sed -e "/<Number>/ s/ //g;s/\([0-9][0-9]\)./\1/;s/\([0-9][0-9]\)/\1 /g;s/0</</" file