awk print format question 2

[pdtak]

I'm trying to line up (align) output from "ls -l". I have the following awk command in a script that writes to a file (INFILE has bunch of file names):
#!/bin/sh
for LINE in `cat ${INFILE}`
do
echo `ls -l $LINE | awk '{printf ("%s %s:%s \t %s\n",$1, $3, $4, $9) }'` >> ${FORMATTED}
done

The output come out like the following:
-rwxr--r-- one:groupone /home/userone/fileone
-rwxr---w- three:groupthree /home/userthree/filethree
-rwxr----x twenty:grouptwenty /home/usertwenty/filetwenty

I want them to look like:
-rwxr--r-- one:groupone /home/userone/fileone
-rwxr---w- three:groupthree /home/userthree/filethree
-rwxr----x twenty:grouptwenty /home/usertwenty/filetwenty

Any ideas on how I can do this?

Thanks!

 

[PHV]

What about something like this ?
printf ("%s %7s:%-12s \t %s\n",$1, $3, $4, $9)

Hope This Helps, PH.
FAQ219-2884
FAQ181-2886

 

[pdtak]

Sorry, I substituted your printf command, but it didn't work... same output display.
I think because I'm writing to an output file it's not taking \t in the printf command... any other ideas?
Thanks PHV.

 

[feherke]

Hi

That is probably because the UUOE ( Useless Use Of Echo ) :

#!/bin/sh
for LINE in `cat ${INFILE}`
do
  ls -l $LINE | awk '{printf ("%s  %s:%s \t %s\n",$1, $3, $4, $9) }' >> ${FORMATTED}
done

Personally I would prefer it abit differently :

#!/bin/sh
while read LINE; do
  ls -l "$LINE" | awk '{printf ("%s  %s:%s \t %s\n",$1, $3, $4, $9) }'
done < "${INFILE}" > "${FORMATTED}"

Feherke.

http://rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[PHV]

And, in a ksh-like shell, an one-liner:

ls -l $(<$INLINE) | awk '{printf "%s %7s:%-13s\t%s\n",$1,$3,$4,$9}' >$FORMATTED

Hope This Helps, PH.
FAQ219-2884
FAQ181-2886

 

[pdtak]

You were right feherke, it worked when I took out the echo command.
PHV, your simplied version worked too.
You guys really know your stuff!
Thanks a lot!