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Old 01-07-2010, 05:35 AM   #1
john83reuben
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awk problem


i did the following script

Code:
echo Every good boy is bad boy | awk '{first=substr($0,1,2)}{second=substr($0,8)}{printf("%s%s\n",first,second)}'
The result is Evood boy is bad boy

How to get the following result

Evood boy is baoy (substr the d,<space> and b)

when i try this

Code:
echo Every good boy is bad boy| awk '{first=substr($0,1,2)}{second=substr($0,8)}{third=substr($5,1,2)}{fourth=substr($6,2)}{printf("%s%s%s%s\n",first,second,third,fourth)}'
im getting this

Evood boy is bad boybaoy

Please advice

Thanks

Jo
 
Old 01-07-2010, 07:43 AM   #2
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This works, (if not then it's a cut and paste problem from my side).

Code:
echo Every good boy is bad boy | awk '{first=substr($0,1,2);second=substr($0,7,4);third=substr($0,11,10);fourth=substr($0,24,2);}END{printf("%s%s%s%s\n",first,second,third,fourth)}'
The first 'substr' function returns 2 chars from string, starting at position 0, just to be clear, 'substr' doesn't delete chars from the string. To get what you want you have to extract and concatenate the desired chars from the strings.
 
  


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