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Old 02-13-2016
Replace only column 1 entries
I want to selectively replace column1 entries ofmy file.

My input file looks like :

Code:
MFTR01000729.1  template test  1       2544 .       +       .       det=item0;ref=taxes:255;details on -individual;local_id=i21;key=rc;temp=19.75 N 34.23 E;disco_type=trail qerty;train=english
MFTR01001239.1  template list    64      2040    .       -       .       det=test0;Parent=item0;key=pair;product=target-market sky
MFTR01000719.1  template in    2002    2040    .       -       .       det=item1;Parent=item0;key=pair;product=target-market sky
MFTR01002225.1  template test  1       2544 .       +       .       det=item5;ref=taxes:255;details on -individual;local_id=i265;key=Mrc;temp=49.25 N 54.22 E;disco_type=trail qUerty;train=english
MFTR01002227.1  template list    64      2040    .       -       .       det=test6;Parent=item6;key=pair;product=target-market sky
MFTR01000121.1  template in    2002    2040    .       -       .       det=item7;Parent=item7;key=pair;product=target-market sky

My needed output is

Code:
product729  template test  1       2544 .       +       .       det=item0;ref=taxes:255;details on -individual;local_id=i21;key=rc;temp=19.75 N 34.23 E;disco_type=trail qerty;train=english
product1239  template list    64      2040    .       -       .       det=test0;Parent=item0;key=pair;product=target-market sky
product719  template in    2002    2040    .       -       .       det=item1;Parent=item0;key=pair;product=target-market sky
product2225  template test  1       2544 .       +       .       det=item5;ref=taxes:255;details on -individual;local_id=i265;key=Mrc;temp=49.25 N 54.22 E;disco_type=trail qUerty;train=english
product2227  template list    64      2040    .       -       .       det=test6;Parent=item6;key=pair;product=target-market sky
product121  template in    2002    2040    .       -       .       det=item7;Parent=item7;key=pair;product=target-market sky


I did
Code:
sed 's/MFTR01*/product/g' input> output

It didnt work completely as my required output diddn't need the .1 in the first columns.

Any suggestions?
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Mod Comment Please use CODE tags when displaying code segments as well as when displaying sample input and sample output.
Last edited by Don Cragun; 02-13-2016 at 03:56 AM.. Reason: Add more CODE tags.
# 2  
Old 02-13-2016
Making lots of assumptions about your input data format and correcting the sed BRE you used to get output closer to what you said you want, you could try:
Code:
sed 's/MFTR010*/product/;s/\.1//' input > output

# 3  
Old 02-13-2016
A different option:
Code:
perl -pe 's/^MFTR010+(\d+)\S*/product$1/' pita_m.file > result.file

 
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