Shell Programming and Scripting

NeType: BSC6000| NeLocation: | vendor: | neName: SVHBS150| alarmName: FUEL LEVEL
LOW| alarmLocation: Site No.=1188,Board Type=70,Board No.=0,PassNo=255,SubLink
No.=255,CellNo=65535,Site Type=16,RackNo=255,BoxNo=255,SlotNo=255| appendInfo:
MOI=DC=www.huawei.com , SubNetwork=1 , ManagedElement=7 , BssFunction=0 ,
BtsSiteMgr=1188
NotificationId=4900
SpecificProblem=6448
<ALM_ID>580757<ALM_ID>"--I got this output-- Now if the char count is more than 160 the i have to truncate it from last until it is 160 characters...I tried sed command sed "s/^.\{160\}/d/g"...But it is removing 160 char and th remaning is 200+char....Since each time th enumber of character will differ i can't give a fixed value in the sed command....
Need your guidanc eagain in truncationg to 160 char...
Thanks,
LB...

You can use the below command to get the 1st 160 characters of the text . (test is the file which contains the text)

head -160c test

Note: the new line characters and spaces are also considered a part of the 160 characters here.

Hope this solves your query.

HI,
Still I didn't try that 160char option...
Meanwhile i had some simple issue which is taking more time...
if [ "$alarm_name" = "RECTIFIER MODULE FAIL" -o "$alarm_name" = "MAINS FAIL" -o "$alarm_name" = "BATTERY DISCONNECTED PRE ALARM" -o "$alarm_name" = "FUEL LEVEL LOW" ]; then
rT="BTS "$BTS_Name" is down due to "$alarm_name
echo $rT
else
echo "Alarmname for M2000 is not valid and henceforth SMS will not be written"
exit
fi
in the above code if there is no space between = in if cdn then it is giving o/p as whatever value is..ex:if it is Main low it is giving that o/p.It is not taking els epart.
If iam removing space between= in if cdn,it is taking only else part and displaying..
can anyone provide solution for above...ASAP..