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Old 01-28-2008
CPU & Memory replace the last delimiter
hi,
i have a file of the below format:
WA| 3|52|Waste |
PW| 3|53|Promotion Waste |
BR| 3|54|Breakage |
TH| 3|55|Theft |
IC| 3|56|Insurance Claim |


I want to replace the last delimiter | by using sed command ...can u please help me witht this

Thanks in advance
Js
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Old 01-28-2008
sed -e 's/|$//' filename
# 3  
Old 01-28-2008
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Originally Posted by jisha
hi,
i have a file of the below format:
WA| 3|52|Waste |
PW| 3|53|Promotion Waste |
BR| 3|54|Breakage |
TH| 3|55|Theft |
IC| 3|56|Insurance Claim |


I want to replace the last delimiter | by using sed command ...can u please help me witht this

Thanks in advance
Js
Replace the last delimiter with what ? Or are you looking to remove it altogether.

Code:
sed -e "s/\(.*\)|/\1/g" input.txt

or

Code:
sed -e "s/\(.*\)|/\1 DELIMITER_REPLACED_WITH_THIS_STRING/g" input.txt

# 4  
Old 01-28-2008
Thanks a lot vino .
I wanted to replace the last with space ... Sorry for not mentioning

Js
# 5  
Old 01-28-2008
thanks a lot for the answer quintet
It worked out perfect
Js
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