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From: jos@and.nl (J. Horsmeier)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: file manipulation (easy question I think)
Message-ID: <981@baby.and.nl>
Date: 24 Jun 91 12:30:49 GMT
References: <1991Jun17.200748.19324@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>
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In article <1991Jun17.200748.19324@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> jpd@tardis.cl.msu.edu (Joe P. DeCello) writes:
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>What is this best (easiest) way in which to get the first word
>of each line in a text file to a single line in a new text file?
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>Joseph P. DeCello III                e-mail:  jpd@cad.msu.edu

Hi there, 

use awk(1), as follows: 

	awk '{ print $1 }' file_in > file_out


Jos


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