[SOLVED] decorate data file

hoi · 03-19-2016, 09:21 AM

I have a data file like this..

0.00000 -0.06291770 -0.00130211
0.01010 0.00000718 0.00000718
0.02020 0.00001363 0.00001363

I want to print the above file like this...

0.00000 -0.06291770 -0.00130211
0.01010 0.00000718 0.00000718
0.02020 0.00001363 0.00001363

Thanks in advance

hydrurga · 03-19-2016, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hoi

I have a data file like this..

0.00000 -0.06291770 -0.00130211
0.01010 0.00000718 0.00000718
0.02020 0.00001363 0.00001363

I want to print the above file like this...

0.00000 -0.06291770 -0.00130211
0.01010 0.00000718 0.00000718
0.02020 0.00001363 0.00001363

Thanks in advance

Those two look pretty similar to me. Can you explain what it is you are you trying to do, and what code you have written so far to try and achieve it.

You should place any code or output within CODE brackets (see the # symbol on the editing toolbar).

hoi · 03-19-2016, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hoi

I have a data file like this..

0.00000 -0.06291770 -0.00130211
0.01010 0.00000718 0.00000718
0.02020 0.00001363 0.00001363

I want to print the above file like this...

0.00000 -0.06291770 -0.00130211
0.01010 0.00000718 0.00000718
0.02020 0.00001363 0.00001363

Thanks in advance

I have attached my question.

hydrurga · 03-19-2016, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hoi

I have attached my question.

What programming language or shell scripting language are you using, and what code you have written so far to try and achieve it?

allend · 03-19-2016, 09:37 PM

Perhaps

Code:

sed 's/ -/-/g' <<yourfile>>

If that is what you want, redirect output to a new file, or else use the -i option to sed.

PS - When posting at LQ, wrap your text in [CODE][/CODE][ tags so that spaces are preserved.

hoi · 03-19-2016, 11:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allend

Perhaps

Code:

sed 's/ -/-/g' <<yourfile>>

If that is what you want, redirect output to a new file, or else use the -i option to sed.

PS - When posting at LQ, wrap your text in [CODE][/CODE][ tags so that spaces are preserved.

I could not think this way though I have used this command many times. Thank you very much.

grail · 03-20-2016, 02:51 AM

I am surprised this is the solution you were after, as the output now looks like:

Code:

0.00000-0.06291770-0.00130211 
0.01010 0.00000718 0.00000718 
0.02020 0.00001363 0.00001363

Here the lines with a dash look like ranges compared to separate columns like the other lines.

Or maybe this hint helped you to solve the question yourself, if so, please show your solution?

allend · 03-20-2016, 02:58 AM

From the picture in post #3, the original data appears to be

Code:

0.00000   -0.06291770   -0.00130211
0.01010   0.00000718   0.00000718
0.02020   0.00001363   0.00001363

which has additional spaces compared to that which the OP posted.

grail · 03-20-2016, 09:07 AM

Fair call