Zhao Peng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > While the following line intended to remove quotes does NOT work: > grep univ abc.txt | cut -f3 -d, | sed s/\"//g >> dev.txt > It resulted in a line starts with ">" prompt, and not output dev.txt
I can't see any reason why what state should be happening. As a matter of fact, I tried that exact command line on my system and it worked exactly as (specified|advertised|expected). > Could you please double-check or modify it? Well, I think you've received lots of good help. Perhaps you should spend some time reading the relevant man pages and trying to understand exactly what has been offered so you double-check and/or modify it ? > Also, if one column is missing, and "," is used to indicate that > missing column, like the following (2nd column of 3rd line is > missing): [...] > Does the "cut" approach still apply? If not, what command would you > suggest to address this missing issue? man cut will answer this question. -- Seeya, Paul _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
