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# 1  
Old 04-11-2016
Text Manipulation Help
Hello again unix.com,

I have a text file in this format (line-by-line):

Code:
hostname id password
hostname id password
hostname id password
hostname id password

I want it to become:

Code:
hostname id password
hostname id password
hostname id password
hostname id password

Code:
hostname:25:id:password:
hostname:25:id:password:
hostname:25:id:password:
hostname:25:id:password:

Is there a way I can manipulate all instances in the list?

Thanks!
# 2  
Old 04-11-2016
Any attempts/ideas/thoughts from your side?
# 3  
Old 04-11-2016
Anyhow, try
Code:
awk '($2="25" OFS $2) && $NF=$NF OFS' OFS=":" file
hostname:25:id:password:
hostname:25:id:password:
hostname:25:id:password:
hostname:25:id:password:

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# 4  
Old 04-11-2016
Well I dont know sed that well... I know only replace but stuck with adding Smilie

Code:
sed 's/ /:/g' file >> newfile

This is for replacing spaces with ":' (i think) only but for rest.. i need a little help Smilie

---------- Post updated at 02:38 PM ---------- Previous update was at 02:37 PM ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by RudiC
Anyhow, try
Code:
awk '($2="25" OFS $2) && $NF=$NF OFS' OFS=":" file
hostname:25:id:password:
hostname:25:id:password:
hostname:25:id:password:
hostname:25:id:password:

And yes... still looks like egyptian hieroglyphs but I'm in the learning phase Smilie

Thank you.
# 5  
Old 04-11-2016
Should you insist on sed:
Code:
sed 's/ / 25 /;s/ \|$/:/g' file
hostname:25:id:password:
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