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awk command to add header, footer along with fixed length file


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I could convert delimited file to fixed length file with the below command:



awk -F'|' '{print $1$2$3}' file9 


But i would also like to add Header and Footer in addition



File9 -
123|4567|890|



Expectation -
Header
1234567890
Footer










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  • Please edit your question and add some input lines and the expected output.

    – RoVo
    16 hours ago











  • Unless the first 3 columns are all the same width, your command doesn't seem to to what you want at all. It's basically just removing |

    – William Pursell
    16 hours ago






  • 1





    Possible duplicate of your previous question AWK command to display Header, Transform and Footer?

    – αғsнιη
    9 hours ago




















-1















I could convert delimited file to fixed length file with the below command:



awk -F'|' '{print $1$2$3}' file9 


But i would also like to add Header and Footer in addition



File9 -
123|4567|890|



Expectation -
Header
1234567890
Footer










share|improve this question









New contributor




Jose Rajan is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.





















  • Please edit your question and add some input lines and the expected output.

    – RoVo
    16 hours ago











  • Unless the first 3 columns are all the same width, your command doesn't seem to to what you want at all. It's basically just removing |

    – William Pursell
    16 hours ago






  • 1





    Possible duplicate of your previous question AWK command to display Header, Transform and Footer?

    – αғsнιη
    9 hours ago
















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I could convert delimited file to fixed length file with the below command:



awk -F'|' '{print $1$2$3}' file9 


But i would also like to add Header and Footer in addition



File9 -
123|4567|890|



Expectation -
Header
1234567890
Footer










share|improve this question









New contributor




Jose Rajan is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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I could convert delimited file to fixed length file with the below command:



awk -F'|' '{print $1$2$3}' file9 


But i would also like to add Header and Footer in addition



File9 -
123|4567|890|



Expectation -
Header
1234567890
Footer







awk






share|improve this question









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  • Please edit your question and add some input lines and the expected output.

    – RoVo
    16 hours ago











  • Unless the first 3 columns are all the same width, your command doesn't seem to to what you want at all. It's basically just removing |

    – William Pursell
    16 hours ago






  • 1





    Possible duplicate of your previous question AWK command to display Header, Transform and Footer?

    – αғsнιη
    9 hours ago





















  • Please edit your question and add some input lines and the expected output.

    – RoVo
    16 hours ago











  • Unless the first 3 columns are all the same width, your command doesn't seem to to what you want at all. It's basically just removing |

    – William Pursell
    16 hours ago






  • 1





    Possible duplicate of your previous question AWK command to display Header, Transform and Footer?

    – αғsнιη
    9 hours ago



















Please edit your question and add some input lines and the expected output.

– RoVo
16 hours ago





Please edit your question and add some input lines and the expected output.

– RoVo
16 hours ago













Unless the first 3 columns are all the same width, your command doesn't seem to to what you want at all. It's basically just removing |

– William Pursell
16 hours ago





Unless the first 3 columns are all the same width, your command doesn't seem to to what you want at all. It's basically just removing |

– William Pursell
16 hours ago




1




1





Possible duplicate of your previous question AWK command to display Header, Transform and Footer?

– αғsнιη
9 hours ago







Possible duplicate of your previous question AWK command to display Header, Transform and Footer?

– αғsнιη
9 hours ago












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Adding a header or a footer in awk can be done with a BEGIN and an END block:



awk -F| 'BEGIN {print "header"}
{print $1$2$3}
END { print "footer" }' file9


I don't really see how print $1$2$3 converts your file to a "fixed length file", but this will give you the header and footer.






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  • Thanks @ William Pursell.

    – Jose Rajan
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  • I have also checked working with, awk -F'|' 'BEGIN {print "header"} {print $1$2$3} END { print "footer" }' file9

    – Jose Rajan
    27 secs ago












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Adding a header or a footer in awk can be done with a BEGIN and an END block:



awk -F| 'BEGIN {print "header"}
{print $1$2$3}
END { print "footer" }' file9


I don't really see how print $1$2$3 converts your file to a "fixed length file", but this will give you the header and footer.






share|improve this answer
























  • Thanks @ William Pursell.

    – Jose Rajan
    3 mins ago











  • I have also checked working with, awk -F'|' 'BEGIN {print "header"} {print $1$2$3} END { print "footer" }' file9

    – Jose Rajan
    27 secs ago
















1














Adding a header or a footer in awk can be done with a BEGIN and an END block:



awk -F| 'BEGIN {print "header"}
{print $1$2$3}
END { print "footer" }' file9


I don't really see how print $1$2$3 converts your file to a "fixed length file", but this will give you the header and footer.






share|improve this answer
























  • Thanks @ William Pursell.

    – Jose Rajan
    3 mins ago











  • I have also checked working with, awk -F'|' 'BEGIN {print "header"} {print $1$2$3} END { print "footer" }' file9

    – Jose Rajan
    27 secs ago














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Adding a header or a footer in awk can be done with a BEGIN and an END block:



awk -F| 'BEGIN {print "header"}
{print $1$2$3}
END { print "footer" }' file9


I don't really see how print $1$2$3 converts your file to a "fixed length file", but this will give you the header and footer.






share|improve this answer













Adding a header or a footer in awk can be done with a BEGIN and an END block:



awk -F| 'BEGIN {print "header"}
{print $1$2$3}
END { print "footer" }' file9


I don't really see how print $1$2$3 converts your file to a "fixed length file", but this will give you the header and footer.







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  • Thanks @ William Pursell.

    – Jose Rajan
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  • I have also checked working with, awk -F'|' 'BEGIN {print "header"} {print $1$2$3} END { print "footer" }' file9

    – Jose Rajan
    27 secs ago



















  • Thanks @ William Pursell.

    – Jose Rajan
    3 mins ago











  • I have also checked working with, awk -F'|' 'BEGIN {print "header"} {print $1$2$3} END { print "footer" }' file9

    – Jose Rajan
    27 secs ago

















Thanks @ William Pursell.

– Jose Rajan
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Thanks @ William Pursell.

– Jose Rajan
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I have also checked working with, awk -F'|' 'BEGIN {print "header"} {print $1$2$3} END { print "footer" }' file9

– Jose Rajan
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I have also checked working with, awk -F'|' 'BEGIN {print "header"} {print $1$2$3} END { print "footer" }' file9

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