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Old 01-24-2009, 02:46 PM   #1
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sed and awk command


Hi all

I have file formatting as this
name is D1
tall is ...
weight is ...
hair long is ...

n1 n2 n3 n4
.. .. .. ..
.. .. .. ..
.. .. .. ..
.. .. .. ..


name is D2
tall is ...
weight is ...
hair long is ...

n1 n2 n3 n4
.. .. .. ..
.. .. .. ..
.. .. .. ..
.. .. .. ..

and same data for person D3, D4, ..
It is a huge file. I want to use sed and awk command to print only the numbers of n3 and tall and put them in coloumns, the numbers of n3 must be in the first column. Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeese don't view it without help me.
Thanks alot
 
Old 01-25-2009, 11:19 AM   #2
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Welcome to LQ,

And is this a homework question? The data looks a
bit fabricated ...


Cheers,
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Old 01-25-2009, 11:26 AM   #3
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Please post a sample of the actual file contents, and a sample of what you want the output to look like.

Also post what solutions you have already tried, and what the issues are.

Finally, does the assignment tell you specifically to use SED and AWK?
 
Old 01-26-2009, 10:58 AM   #4
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No answer from OP means that this was likely homework.......closed.

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