A question on scripting

sryzdn · 08-25-2013, 08:55 AM

Hi,

I have a txt file, as enclosed, full of numbers. Are there any commands I can use to get the numbers that are between, for example, -3.00 and 2.00?

grail · 08-25-2013, 09:09 AM

Probably look at something like Perl or Ruby would suit your needs.

TB0ne · 08-25-2013, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by sryzdn

Hi,

I have a txt file, as enclosed, full of numbers. Are there any commands I can use to get the numbers that are between, for example, -3.00 and 2.00?

Read the man page on the sort command. Pay particular attention to the "--general-numeric-sort" option.
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That will only sort the file. You will need a simple program of some sort...bash can do this in just a few lines. I would strip the 'header' column off on the left first, to avoid getting false data, though. There are many scripts you can find with a Google search if you try.