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From: matthew@sunpix.UUCP ( Sun NCAA)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Supressing new-lines in awk output
Summary: try 'printf'
Keywords: awk
Message-ID: <388@greens.UUCP>
Date: 8 Feb 89 15:35:11 GMT
References: <21638@conexch.UUCP>
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Research Triangle Park, NC
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In article <21638@conexch.UUCP>, root@conexch.UUCP (Larry Dighera) writes:
> Is there a way to supress the newline at the end of awk's print output?

Try using awk's printf command.  If you don't include a '\n' in the format
specifier, non will be printed.

awk '{printf "%s ", $1} filename

> Is there a way to cause each "$1" to be printed with a space delimiter 

Notice space in above example. A '\t' could also be used to insert a tab.


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