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Field length manipulation question?
Hello, I wonder if anybody can help. I have a large awk program which outputs a list of characters with any number of null spaces between them follwed by a varying number of null spaces., I need to format the output so as to just show the field without the trailing spaces. For example, I may...- DiscoPants
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'Bug' with formatted printing ?
Cheers mate, I'd decided to use a floating number too. Just can't understand why multiplying a number with 2dp by 100 can go wrong! Cheers!- DiscoPants
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'Bug' with formatted printing ?
Hello, I wonder if anybody can help? Below is a simple command to print a mathematical equation giving the correct return:- > echo "a" | awk '{ print(70.57 * 100) }' 7057 If I try and format this using a decimal integer I get the wrong return:- echo "a" | awk '{...- DiscoPants
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