Please help me with the following shell script

slayer_ace · 12-05-2008, 01:22 PM

Hello,
I'm not too good with shell scripts yet, and having a hard time with the following task:
I need to write a script that separates even and odd lines in a file and then writes them in two different files.
Any help is apriciated, thanks in advance.

helptonewbie · 12-05-2008, 01:27 PM

A quick google search of...
bash separate odd and even lines

the first hit being this webpage...
http://bash.cyberciti.biz/academic/w...ven-line-file/

Which is one method

pixellany · 12-05-2008, 01:35 PM

This certainly sounds like homework....

Tell us more about why you need to do this, and show what you have tried.

One tool to look into is SED---it has the ability to take action based on line #. Really good tutorial here: http://www.grymoire.com/Unix/Sed.html

arunmathew1984 · 12-06-2008, 01:49 AM

Did you try using SED. Google for it and you will find tons of ways in which you can use it to achieve what you want.

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