line # problem

[desanti]

a simple pgm but!!!!
{if ($NF ~ /0-9/) #this is o.k
print($0,"\r"} #this is o.k.
else
print($0,"\t\t\t\t\t# ",FNR,"\r"} #see below.
}
this pgm works fine EXCEPT it will not put a line number(FNR) or # on the print statement with the tabs.it will
put the FNR before and after but not on that line.what don't i see??thank you.

 

[futurelet]

Comments on your code:

[tt]if ($NF ~ /0-9/)[/tt]
If you're trying to match a numeral, the regular expression should be [tt]/[0-9]/[/tt].

[tt]print($0,"\r"}[/tt]

Of course, this should end with ), not }.
Apparently, the [tt]"\r"[/tt] is there to cause a line
feed. [tt]print[/tt] produces a line feed by default.
If you actually want an extra linefeed, use [tt]"\n"[/tt].
[tt]\r[/tt] simply moves the cursor to the beginning of the current line.

{ if ( $NF ~ /[0-9]/ )
    print $0
  else
    print $0 "\t\t\t\t\t# " FNR
}

 

[desanti]

futurelet: thanx for input.the code i have is as you showed
i just mis-keyed.i use "\r" because i am using a dos command line.

 

[futurelet]

When you post your code, it would be better to copy and paste it than to type it; that way we will see the exact program that you running, and you'll save time.

Whether or not you're using a dos command line,
[tt]
print $0 "\r"
[/tt]and[tt]
print $0
[/tt]
produce the same result.

When using Awk, don't separate the arguments to the print command with "," unless you want a space (actually, OFS) between them.
[tt]print "hel", "lo"
hel lo
print "hel" "lo"
hello
[/tt]

I would suggest that you post your code again by copying and pasting, so that we can see the exact same program that you are running.