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Old 02-29-2012
Script to pivot flat file
Hi to all,
I have a file with a list of values:
v1,v2,v3....,v9

need file in this format:
Name1: v1
Name2: v2
Name3: v3
...
Name9: v9

Please help me out.
Last edited by mozi; 02-29-2012 at 10:31 PM..
# 2  
Old 02-29-2012
Code:
awk '{print "Name" NR ":" FS $0}' RS=',' yourfile

Code:
$ echo "a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n" | awk '{print "Name" NR ":" FS $0}' RS=','
Name1: a
Name2: b
Name3: c
Name4: d
Name5: e
Name6: f
Name7: g
Name8: h
Name9: i
Name10: j
Name11: k
Name12: l
Name13: m
Name14: n

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mozi
# 3  
Old 03-01-2012
ctsgnb,
thank you, but i mean that fields name are constant and set manually
Last edited by mozi; 03-01-2012 at 05:19 AM..
 
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