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Old 10-07-2005, 11:50 AM   #1
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trim a line


hi lq,

i have a line of text like:
Code:
hello my name is simon. and i like to do drawings.
i always want to trim out byte position 9 - 13 (name) and 17 - 22 (simon).

how do i do it in 'c' or bash or awk.

thanks,
 
Old 10-07-2005, 12:16 PM   #2
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Ok, you want to trim "byte" positions... Is that an absolute requirement statement, or just extra description? I mean, will you want to remove byte positions 9-13 and 17-22 everytime, or were they just used to reinforce the location of "name" and "simon"?

If you want to trim those positions everytime, then you can use cut:
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$ echo "hello my name is simon. and i like to do drawings." | cut -c 0-8,14-16,23-
hello my is. and i like to do drawings.
If it's word position you're after:
Code:
$ echo "hello my name is simon. and i like to do drawings." | cut -f 1,2,4,6- -d' '
hello my is. and i like to do drawings.

Last edited by Dark_Helmet; 10-07-2005 at 12:18 PM.
 
Old 10-07-2005, 06:47 PM   #3
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'cut', bonne idée

thanks helmet
 
  


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