DBSmith,
"Need not cross pacific ocean, when you want to go from NY to CA" :)
this too works :
awk '{ print $1 " mb "$2}' /tmp/filename
But
use Perl;
program fulfillment
(Jay behalf of John :) )
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 2:01 PM
To: James Edward Gray II
Cc: Perl Beginners
Subject: Re: inserting a string in between two other strings
this works!
thanks so much.... and here is another solution to share...
awk '{print $1" " $2}' /tmp/filename |tr -s " "|sed 's/ / mb .g'
Derek B. Smith
OhioHealth IT
UNIX / TSM / EDM Teams
614-566-4145
James Edward Gray II <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
04/08/2004 01:12 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
cc: Perl Beginners <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: inserting a string in between two other strings
On Apr 8, 2004, at 12:01 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Does anyone have a one liner using perl, awk or sed that will insert
> "mb"
> between the "6" and "f" ?
> For example, 144.06 free
Not exactly what you asked for, but try:
perl -pi.bak -e 's/(\d)\s*(free)/$1mb $2/g' file_to_modify
James
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