Awk, awk "search and replace"

awk "search and replace"

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Luis #1 / 3	awk "search and replace" I'm using the following code to extract and reformat data from an input file. Input: Some Interesting Data abc xyz awk '/Some Interesting Data/{print $1,$2,$3","$4","$5}' input.txt > output.txt Resulting output: Some Interesting Data,abc,xyz What I'd like to do is to reformat the search string /Some Data/ when it is found in the input file and print that reformatted data to the output file. When the input string /Some Data/ is found, it is reformatted to My New Data The result would be: My New Data,abc,xyz Basically, I want to do a "search and replace". How do I do that in AWK? Thanks -- Luis (remove * to reply by mail)
Fri, 15 Aug 2003 17:56:09 GMT

Ted J. Loeffelhol #2 / 3	awk "search and replace" Quote: > I'm using the following code to extract and reformat data from an > input file. > Input: Some Interesting Data abc xyz > awk '/Some Interesting Data/{print $1,$2,$3","$4","$5}' input.txt > > output.txt > Resulting output: Some Interesting Data,abc,xyz > What I'd like to do is to reformat the search string /Some Data/ when > it is found in the input file and print that reformatted data to the > output file. When the input string /Some Data/ is found, it is > reformatted to My New Data > The result would be: > My New Data,abc,xyz > Basically, I want to do a "search and replace". > How do I do that in AWK? > Thanks > -- > Luis > (remove * to reply by mail) How about: awk '/Some Interesting Data/{print "My New Data,"$4","$5}' input.txt > output.txt -- Cheers, Ted J. Loeffelholz Senior Design Engineer Caterpillar Inc
Fri, 15 Aug 2003 22:12:28 GMT

Charles Dem #3 / 3	awk "search and replace" Quote: >I'm using the following code to extract and reformat data from an >input file. >Input: Some Interesting Data abc xyz >awk '/Some Interesting Data/{print $1,$2,$3","$4","$5}' input.txt > >output.txt >Resulting output: Some Interesting Data,abc,xyz >What I'd like to do is to reformat the search string /Some Data/ when >it is found in the input file and print that reformatted data to the >output file. When the input string /Some Data/ is found, it is >reformatted to My New Data >The result would be: >My New Data,abc,xyz >Basically, I want to do a "search and replace". >How do I do that in AWK? Use the sub or gsub function. man awk man nawk man gawk So much homework, so little time! Chuck Demas -- Eat Healthy \| _ _ \| Nothing would be done at all, Die Anyway \| v \| That no one could find fault with it.
Fri, 15 Aug 2003 22:29:16 GMT

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