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Old 01-09-2009
[solved]text in columns
Hi, I'm reading from a file some values (in bash) and I would like to display in screen like that:
Code:
1         This is an example                    324.23MB                   XVID 
2         This is other better example          182.21MB                   Peliculas
 ............. .............

I do: awk '{print $1"\t"$2.... But the text isn't aligned. Could you help me ? Many thanks!!!
Last edited by mierdatuti; 01-10-2009 at 08:38 AM..
# 2  
Old 01-09-2009
Try it with printf, something like:

Code:
printf "%-10s%-50s%-75s%-10s" $1 $2 $3 $4

Regards
# 3  
Old 01-09-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by Franklin52
Try it with printf, something like:

Code:
printf "%-10s%-50s%-75s%-10s" $1 $2 $3 $4

Regards
Thanks!
But it doesn't works me:

Code:
awk: run time error: not enough arguments passed to printf("%-10s%-50s%-75s%-10s%1PlayBoy Cyber Club - Playmate Xtra HD Clips WEB-DL 720p H264 AAC-CtrlHDHD-Adulto (+18)6.58 GB")
        FILENAME="-" FNR=1 NR=1
awk: run time error: not enough arguments passed to printf("%-10s%-50s%-75s%-10s%2Lupin.3.El.Castillo.de.Cagliostro.720.bluray[HDCity.es][PS3Team].m2tsHD-PS34.30 GB")
        FILENAME="-" FNR=1 NR=1
awk: run time error: not enough arguments passed to printf("%-10s%-50s%-75s%-10s%3Los hombres de Paco 7x01 [DVBRip] [DIVX]Series699.44 MB")

I try:

echo $Line | awk 'BEGIN {FS="#"} {printf "%-10s%-50s%-75s%-10s%" $1 $2 $3 $4}'
Last edited by mierdatuti; 01-09-2009 at 04:21 PM..
# 4  
Old 01-09-2009
The given command was the bash syntax. With awk you have to separate the arguments with a comma:

Code:
printf("%-10s%-50s%-75s%-10s", $1, $2, $3, $4)

or:

Code:
printf "%-10s%-50s%-75s%-10s", $1, $2, $3, $4

Regards
# 5  
Old 01-10-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by Franklin52
The given command was the bash syntax. With awk you have to separate the arguments with a comma:

Code:
printf("%-10s%-50s%-75s%-10s", $1, $2, $3, $4)

or:

Code:
printf "%-10s%-50s%-75s%-10s", $1, $2, $3, $4

Regards

Many thanks ... it works!
Thank you very much
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