nawk print to file in the same line 1

[elcid2k3]

Hi,

I print some text in a file but every print statement writes on a new line and I wish to write on the same line.

For example the code
if (index(FAULTS, 18)) print fca[1] >> "faults.txt"
if (index(FAULTS, 23)) print fca[2] >> "faults.txt"
if (index(FAULTS, 37)) print fca[3] >> "faults.txt"

outputs some result like:
fsafvsa
fsafasf
fasdfge

and I would like to be:
fsafvsa fsafasf fasdfge

How can I do this?

PS: I know is a trivial question, I am new to awk

 

[feherke]

Hi

if (index(FAULTS, 18)) print[red]f[/red] fca[1][red]" "[/red] >> "faults.txt"
if (index(FAULTS, 23)) print[red]f[/red] fca[2][red]" "[/red] >> "faults.txt"
if (index(FAULTS, 37)) print fca[3] >> "faults.txt"

[gray]# or[/gray]

[red]ORS=" "[/red]
if (index(FAULTS, 18)) print fca[1] >> "faults.txt"
if (index(FAULTS, 23)) print fca[2] >> "faults.txt"
[red]ORS="\n"[/red]
if (index(FAULTS, 37)) print fca[3] >> "faults.txt"

Feherke.

http://rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[elcid2k3]

Thank you!

 

[aigles]

The usage of printf without format may be dangerous

$ [blue]cat infile[/blue]
xyz
%s
%s%s%s
ccc
$ [blue]awk '{printf $1 " "}' infile[/blue]
xyz awk: There are not enough parameters in printf statement %s .

 The input line number is 2. The file is infile.
 The source line number is 1.
$

The better way is :

$ [blue]awk '{printf("%s ",$1) }' infile[/blue]
xyz %s %s%s%s ccc $

Jean-Pierre.

 

[ZaSter]

Good point, Jean-Pierre. Worth a star.

 

[elcid2k3]

Thanks for the tips Jean-Pierre!