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Sourav Gulati
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Lets take an example file as follows:

$ cat file

A    B    C    D    E

A    B    C    D    E

If you want to print all fields except last two fields , it can be done using "awk" as follows:

$ awk '{$NF="";$(NF-1)="";print $0}' file

A B C  

A B C  

 

 


 

 

 
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January 30, 2013 at 5:38 AM Flag Quote & Reply

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