[Novalug] scripting

[Jon LaBadie]

On Mon, Mar 02, 2009 at 09:58:32PM +0100, Miguel Gonzlez Castaos wrote:
> Hi guys,
> 
>   I am trying to achieve a very simple thing.
> 
>   I am parsing a log file that has a bunch of lines like:
> 
>   Logically move media ID XU0479
>   Logically move media ID XU0480
> 
>   to get the 5th word:
> 
>   more com_get* | grep Logically | awk '{print $5}' | sort > file
> 
>   However, I'd like to have those entries separated with spaces and no 
> each entry in a different line. Any way to do that?
> 

    $ awk '
    > /Logically/ {printf "%s ", $5}
    > END { printf "\n" }
    > ' com_get* > file
    $ 


This leaves a space at the end of the line.
Let us know if that is a problem.  Note, the
$ and > at the start of each line are standard
shell prompts, not something you type.

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