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using cut command [message #98240]

Sat, 22 May 2004 07:38

anil kumar
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Registered: August 2002

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�Iam trying to use cut command from a shelll script. I am passing a parameter to a shell script($1). I would like to extract characters from 6 to 8 in that variable.

How can i do that?? can i use 'cut' for that??

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Re: using cut command [message #98242 is a reply to message #98240]

Mon, 24 May 2004 07:00

Frank Naude
Messages: 4596
Registered: April 1998

Senior Member

Hi,

This is not exactly an Oracle question, but I will answer anyway:

Example script:

echo Argument 1 = [$1]
c=`echo $1 | cut -c6-8`
echo Characters 6 to 8 = [$c]

Output:

Argument 1 = [1234567890]
Characters 6 to 8 = [678]

Best regards.

Frank

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Re: using cut command [message #98244 is a reply to message #98240]

Mon, 24 May 2004 22:27

Ramaraju
Messages: 2
Registered: May 2004

Junior Member

cut 6,8 <filename> - it will bring the 6 & 8 characters will be placed

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