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Old 11-08-2012, 12:43 AM   #1
naveenchandar
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Question Script to convert words in a text file [columns to rows]


I have a text file

cat test

owner status log name
MIS Failed sop rose
MIS Failed sop lilly
MIS Failed sop lotus

the output should be

owner : MIS,MIS,MIS
status : Failed,Failed,Failed
log : sop,sop,sop
name : rose,lilly.lotus
 
Old 11-08-2012, 12:59 AM   #2
angel115
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Hello,

I'll not make this script for you for 2 reasons:
- first I don't have the time
- second this is not helping to do the job for you, as if I do so you will not learn

But here is how I would do this
1- create a script (bash would do the job)
2- extract each column and store them in an array (ex: awk < test '{ print $1 }') $2, $3, etc... for the next columns
3- write these arrays in a file.

Good luck

Last edited by angel115; 11-18-2012 at 01:23 PM.
 
Old 11-08-2012, 01:00 AM   #3
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Show us your code.

You will find these useful
http://rute.2038bug.com/index.html.gz
http://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-G...tml/index.html
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/
 
  


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