Replace hyphen with empty string in specific column of csv
I have a csv file with 30 columns. I need to remove hyphen only from the 30th column.(3rd and 4th column contains hyphen but it should not be removed.)I tried below awk command to achieve it. But it is removing few records and I couldn't find the reason.
awk -f=',' 'gsub= "\-","",$30)' OFS=, input.csv > output.csv
Please suggest a solution to remove hyphens in specific column of csv without removing records.
PFB the sample input:
roll,name,type
01,j-man,re-open
01,i-man,reopen
01,j-man,reopen
01,r-man,re-open
expected output:
roll,name,type
01,j-man,reopen
01,i-man,reopen
01,j-man,reopen
01,r-man,reopen
shell
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I have a csv file with 30 columns. I need to remove hyphen only from the 30th column.(3rd and 4th column contains hyphen but it should not be removed.)I tried below awk command to achieve it. But it is removing few records and I couldn't find the reason.
awk -f=',' 'gsub= "\-","",$30)' OFS=, input.csv > output.csv
Please suggest a solution to remove hyphens in specific column of csv without removing records.
PFB the sample input:
roll,name,type
01,j-man,re-open
01,i-man,reopen
01,j-man,reopen
01,r-man,re-open
expected output:
roll,name,type
01,j-man,reopen
01,i-man,reopen
01,j-man,reopen
01,r-man,reopen
shell
put a minimal fragment of yourinput.csv
– RomanPerekhrest
Nov 20 '18 at 10:30
i have updated the question
– Anupriya
Nov 20 '18 at 11:21
try $(30) instead of $30
– stack0114106
Nov 20 '18 at 16:11
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I have a csv file with 30 columns. I need to remove hyphen only from the 30th column.(3rd and 4th column contains hyphen but it should not be removed.)I tried below awk command to achieve it. But it is removing few records and I couldn't find the reason.
awk -f=',' 'gsub= "\-","",$30)' OFS=, input.csv > output.csv
Please suggest a solution to remove hyphens in specific column of csv without removing records.
PFB the sample input:
roll,name,type
01,j-man,re-open
01,i-man,reopen
01,j-man,reopen
01,r-man,re-open
expected output:
roll,name,type
01,j-man,reopen
01,i-man,reopen
01,j-man,reopen
01,r-man,reopen
shell
I have a csv file with 30 columns. I need to remove hyphen only from the 30th column.(3rd and 4th column contains hyphen but it should not be removed.)I tried below awk command to achieve it. But it is removing few records and I couldn't find the reason.
awk -f=',' 'gsub= "\-","",$30)' OFS=, input.csv > output.csv
Please suggest a solution to remove hyphens in specific column of csv without removing records.
PFB the sample input:
roll,name,type
01,j-man,re-open
01,i-man,reopen
01,j-man,reopen
01,r-man,re-open
expected output:
roll,name,type
01,j-man,reopen
01,i-man,reopen
01,j-man,reopen
01,r-man,reopen
shell
shell
edited Nov 20 '18 at 17:38
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asked Nov 20 '18 at 10:23
AnupriyaAnupriya
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put a minimal fragment of yourinput.csv
– RomanPerekhrest
Nov 20 '18 at 10:30
i have updated the question
– Anupriya
Nov 20 '18 at 11:21
try $(30) instead of $30
– stack0114106
Nov 20 '18 at 16:11
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put a minimal fragment of yourinput.csv
– RomanPerekhrest
Nov 20 '18 at 10:30
i have updated the question
– Anupriya
Nov 20 '18 at 11:21
try $(30) instead of $30
– stack0114106
Nov 20 '18 at 16:11
put a minimal fragment of your
input.csv
– RomanPerekhrest
Nov 20 '18 at 10:30
put a minimal fragment of your
input.csv
– RomanPerekhrest
Nov 20 '18 at 10:30
i have updated the question
– Anupriya
Nov 20 '18 at 11:21
i have updated the question
– Anupriya
Nov 20 '18 at 11:21
try $(30) instead of $30
– stack0114106
Nov 20 '18 at 16:11
try $(30) instead of $30
– stack0114106
Nov 20 '18 at 16:11
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I used the example to illustrate with 10th column. Replace 10 with 30 for your case
$ cat > hyphen.txt
roll,name,type,col4,col5,col6,col7,col8,col9,col10,col11
01-1,j-man,re-open,r4,r5,r6,r7,r8,r9,ab--cd,r11
01-2,i-man,reopen,r4,r5,r6,r7,r8,r9,pq--rs,r11
01-3,j-man,reopen,r4,r5,r6,r7,r8,r9,r10,r11
01-4,r-man,re-open,r4,r5,r6,r7,r8,r9,r10,r11
$ awk -F"," ' { gsub(/[-]/,"",$10); print } ' hyphen.txt
roll,name,type,col4,col5,col6,col7,col8,col9,col10,col11
01-1 j-man re-open r4 r5 r6 r7 r8 r9 abcd r11
01-2 i-man reopen r4 r5 r6 r7 r8 r9 pqrs r11
01-3,j-man,reopen,r4,r5,r6,r7,r8,r9,r10,r11
01-4,r-man,re-open,r4,r5,r6,r7,r8,r9,r10,r11
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I used the example to illustrate with 10th column. Replace 10 with 30 for your case
$ cat > hyphen.txt
roll,name,type,col4,col5,col6,col7,col8,col9,col10,col11
01-1,j-man,re-open,r4,r5,r6,r7,r8,r9,ab--cd,r11
01-2,i-man,reopen,r4,r5,r6,r7,r8,r9,pq--rs,r11
01-3,j-man,reopen,r4,r5,r6,r7,r8,r9,r10,r11
01-4,r-man,re-open,r4,r5,r6,r7,r8,r9,r10,r11
$ awk -F"," ' { gsub(/[-]/,"",$10); print } ' hyphen.txt
roll,name,type,col4,col5,col6,col7,col8,col9,col10,col11
01-1 j-man re-open r4 r5 r6 r7 r8 r9 abcd r11
01-2 i-man reopen r4 r5 r6 r7 r8 r9 pqrs r11
01-3,j-man,reopen,r4,r5,r6,r7,r8,r9,r10,r11
01-4,r-man,re-open,r4,r5,r6,r7,r8,r9,r10,r11
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I used the example to illustrate with 10th column. Replace 10 with 30 for your case
$ cat > hyphen.txt
roll,name,type,col4,col5,col6,col7,col8,col9,col10,col11
01-1,j-man,re-open,r4,r5,r6,r7,r8,r9,ab--cd,r11
01-2,i-man,reopen,r4,r5,r6,r7,r8,r9,pq--rs,r11
01-3,j-man,reopen,r4,r5,r6,r7,r8,r9,r10,r11
01-4,r-man,re-open,r4,r5,r6,r7,r8,r9,r10,r11
$ awk -F"," ' { gsub(/[-]/,"",$10); print } ' hyphen.txt
roll,name,type,col4,col5,col6,col7,col8,col9,col10,col11
01-1 j-man re-open r4 r5 r6 r7 r8 r9 abcd r11
01-2 i-man reopen r4 r5 r6 r7 r8 r9 pqrs r11
01-3,j-man,reopen,r4,r5,r6,r7,r8,r9,r10,r11
01-4,r-man,re-open,r4,r5,r6,r7,r8,r9,r10,r11
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I used the example to illustrate with 10th column. Replace 10 with 30 for your case
$ cat > hyphen.txt
roll,name,type,col4,col5,col6,col7,col8,col9,col10,col11
01-1,j-man,re-open,r4,r5,r6,r7,r8,r9,ab--cd,r11
01-2,i-man,reopen,r4,r5,r6,r7,r8,r9,pq--rs,r11
01-3,j-man,reopen,r4,r5,r6,r7,r8,r9,r10,r11
01-4,r-man,re-open,r4,r5,r6,r7,r8,r9,r10,r11
$ awk -F"," ' { gsub(/[-]/,"",$10); print } ' hyphen.txt
roll,name,type,col4,col5,col6,col7,col8,col9,col10,col11
01-1 j-man re-open r4 r5 r6 r7 r8 r9 abcd r11
01-2 i-man reopen r4 r5 r6 r7 r8 r9 pqrs r11
01-3,j-man,reopen,r4,r5,r6,r7,r8,r9,r10,r11
01-4,r-man,re-open,r4,r5,r6,r7,r8,r9,r10,r11
I used the example to illustrate with 10th column. Replace 10 with 30 for your case
$ cat > hyphen.txt
roll,name,type,col4,col5,col6,col7,col8,col9,col10,col11
01-1,j-man,re-open,r4,r5,r6,r7,r8,r9,ab--cd,r11
01-2,i-man,reopen,r4,r5,r6,r7,r8,r9,pq--rs,r11
01-3,j-man,reopen,r4,r5,r6,r7,r8,r9,r10,r11
01-4,r-man,re-open,r4,r5,r6,r7,r8,r9,r10,r11
$ awk -F"," ' { gsub(/[-]/,"",$10); print } ' hyphen.txt
roll,name,type,col4,col5,col6,col7,col8,col9,col10,col11
01-1 j-man re-open r4 r5 r6 r7 r8 r9 abcd r11
01-2 i-man reopen r4 r5 r6 r7 r8 r9 pqrs r11
01-3,j-man,reopen,r4,r5,r6,r7,r8,r9,r10,r11
01-4,r-man,re-open,r4,r5,r6,r7,r8,r9,r10,r11
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put a minimal fragment of your
input.csv
– RomanPerekhrest
Nov 20 '18 at 10:30
i have updated the question
– Anupriya
Nov 20 '18 at 11:21
try $(30) instead of $30
– stack0114106
Nov 20 '18 at 16:11