I have a file with multiple columns of info. I would like to separate
each column per host - for example

foobar 1234 abcd 9876
fobar2 vvvvv aaaaa 1111

I want to write a script that will read each colume and write the
contents into a file. I have gotten this work if each entry is in a
separat file but not when it is in one large file

cat testfile| while read name field1 field2 field3 field4 ; do echo
Field1=$name; echo Field2=$site; echo Field3=$cad; echo Field4=
$serial;done

I tried adding rsh to this and having the contects written locally to
each host but it is not working. Any ?

sounds like something awk can do.. can you clarify on what you wanna
do?

On May 24, 9:50 pm, jdoe...@gmail.com wrote:
> I have a file with multiple columns of info. I would like to separate
> each column per host - for example
>
> foobar 1234 abcd 9876
> fobar2 vvvvv aaaaa 1111
>
> I want to write a script that will read each colume and write the
> contents into a file. I have gotten this work if each entry is in a
> separat file but not when it is in one large file
>
> cat testfile| while read name field1 field2 field3 field4 ; do echo
> Field1=$name; echo Field2=$site; echo Field3=$cad; echo Field4=
> $serial;done
>
> I tried adding rsh to this and having the contects written locally to
> each host but it is not working. Any ?

In article <1180039803.615018.127820@q75g2000hsh.googlegroups .com>,
jdoe987@gmail.com wrote:

> I have a file with multiple columns of info. I would like to separate
> each column per host - for example
>
> foobar 1234 abcd 9876
> fobar2 vvvvv aaaaa 1111
>
> I want to write a script that will read each colume and write the
> contents into a file. I have gotten this work if each entry is in a
> separat file but not when it is in one large file
>
> cat testfile| while read name field1 field2 field3 field4 ; do echo
> Field1=$name; echo Field2=$site; echo Field3=$cad; echo Field4=
> $serial;done

This makes no sense. Where do $site, $cad, and $serial come from? Did
you mean to use those variable names in the read command, instead of
field1, field2, etc.?

>
> I tried adding rsh to this and having the contects written locally to
> each host but it is not working. Any ?

Where are hostnames in this?

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jdoe987@gmail.com wrote:

>I have a file with multiple columns of info. I would like to separate
>each column per host - for example
>
>foobar 1234 abcd 9876
>fobar2 vvvvv aaaaa 1111
>
>I want to write a script that will read each colume and write the
>contents into a file. I have gotten this work if each entry is in a
>separat file but not when it is in one large file
>
>cat testfile| while read name field1 field2 field3 field4 ; do echo
>Field1=$name; echo Field2=$site; echo Field3=$cad; echo Field4=
>$serial;done
>
>I tried adding rsh to this and having the contects written locally to
>each host but it is not working. Any ?
>
>
>
cat testfile | awk '{print $1}


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Thobias Vakayil
Alcatel Development India (ADI)
PH: 2349961/72/86 EXTN :7018

On May 28, 11:41 am, Thobias Vakayil <Vakayil.Thob...@alcatel.com>
wrote:
> jdoe...@gmail.com wrote:
> >I have a file with multiple columns of info. I would like to separate
> >each column per host - for example
>
> >foobar 1234 abcd 9876
> >fobar2 vvvvv aaaaa 1111
>
> >I want to write a script that will read each colume and write the
> >contents into a file. I have gotten this work if each entry is in a
> >separat file but not when it is in one large file
>
> >cat testfile| while read name field1 field2 field3 field4 ; do echo
> >Field1=$name; echo Field2=$site; echo Field3=$cad; echo Field4=
> >$serial;done
>
> >I tried adding rsh to this and having the contects written locally to
> >each host but it is not working. Any ?
>
> cat testfile | awk '{print $1}
>
> --
> Thobias Vakayil
> Alcatel Development India (ADI)
> PH: 2349961/72/86 EXTN :7018

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awk '{<awk statements>}' testfile