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Old 08-24-2010
remove columns using vi
Hi,

I have a csv file, contents are shown below:
Code:
abcd,efgh,ijkl,mnop,qrst
ksajdjksah,askdasj,askhdakjs,sadjkhas
iqwdym,sadkj,asdkjha,sadhkjas,sadlkj
sakjhdkjas,sadkhask,sadkhjasd,asdkhj

How would I be able to remove the first 3 columns (csv file) from the file using vi or any other unix command.

Thanks,
Muthu
Last edited by radoulov; 08-24-2010 at 06:34 AM.. Reason: Added code tags!
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Old 08-24-2010
In command mode:

Code:
:%s/\([^,]*,[^,]*,[^,]*,\)//

With vim (or other vi clone that supports re-interval:

Code:
:%s/\([^,]*,\)\{3}//

Otherwise:

Code:
cut -d, -f4- infile

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# 3  
Old 08-24-2010
Thanks a ton !!!
Thanks a lot for the quick reply.

The cut command on the command line seems to be a easier one.

Thanks again,
Muthu
 
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