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Old 07-17-2012, 01:55 PM   #1
fortelr0923
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insert a "space" on every line in a file at character 27


I would like to change this:

Code:
4506 PH443       WKLMOSFR31OHJKMCT02   ~|123456789
4506 FH3         WKLMOSFRABCHJKMCT02   ~|123456788
to

Code:
4506 PH443       WKLMOSFR31 OHJKMCT02   ~|123456789
4506 FH3         WKLMOSFRAB CHJKMCT02   ~|123456788
using sed or awk.

Thanks for you help!

Last edited by Tinkster; 07-18-2012 at 11:37 PM. Reason: Added code tags for clarity
 
Old 07-18-2012, 11:40 PM   #2
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Hi, welcome to LQ!

Code:
cat fortel 
4506 PH443       WKLMOSFR31OHJKMCT02   ~|123456789
4506 FH3         WKLMOSFRABCHJKMCT02   ~|123456788

sed -r 's/^(.{27})/\1 /' fortel 
4506 PH443       WKLMOSFR31 OHJKMCT02   ~|123456789
4506 FH3         WKLMOSFRAB CHJKMCT02   ~|123456788
If you're happy w/ the visual replace the 'sed -r' with
'sed -ri' to make the change in-file.



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Tink
 
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Old 07-27-2012, 01:00 AM   #3
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Thanks Tink - that put me back in business!
 
  


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