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# 1  
Old 10-17-2008
two files.say a and b.both have long columns.i wanna match the column fron 1st file w
ex:
a file has :
122323
123456456
125656879
678989965t635
234323432

b has :
this is finance no.
this is phone no
this is extn
ajkdgag
idjsidj

i want the o/p as:

122323 his is finance no.
123456456 this is phone no
123456456 this is extn
123456456 ajkdgag
234323432 idjsidj
123456456


thank you.Kindly assist.
# 2  
Old 10-17-2008
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# 3  
Old 10-17-2008
Your results don't match your data. But here's a shot:

Code:
pr -mt a b | sed -E 's/[         ]+/ /g'
122323 this is finance no.
123456456 this is phone no
125656879 this is extn
678989965t635 ajkdgag
234323432 idjsidj

MrC
# 4  
Old 10-17-2008
Yes sir ..unknowingly the result table is mismatched according to the i/p data.

I didnot get what to specify between the square brackets...'s/[ ]+/ /g'..

Thank you...for the instant reply...
# 5  
Old 10-17-2008
The brackets have between them a space and a tab. To enter the tab, type Control-V followed by the Tab key. The Control-V is the "quote next char" key binding, allowing you to enter a Tab.

The space and tab are required because the output data has both spaces and tabs.
MrC
 
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