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Old 05-15-2008
Read value from particular position in file.

From unix script i want to read string value in a file from position 2 to 5. which command can be used or any alternatives there??
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Old 05-15-2008
This reads byte position 2-5 on every line of a file
Code:
cut -c2-5 filename


Last edited by jim mcnamara; 05-15-2008 at 07:51 AM..
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Old 05-15-2008
Code:
dd if=file skip=1 bs=1 count=4

Only half kidding ...
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