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bug#6394: Is it possible to reorder fields with cut?
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Eric Blake |
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bug#6394: Is it possible to reorder fields with cut? |
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Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:44:29 -0600 |
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On 06/10/2010 10:58 AM, Peng Yu wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I need to reorder the fields in a file. But the -f option can not be
> used to reorder field 1 and field 2.
Correct. POSIX standardized this behavior because some scripts rely on
it, even though it may not be the most intuitive.
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> Basically, I want the original 1st field as the new 2nd field and the
> original 2nd field the first. Is reordering fields possible with cut.
No. Use awk instead.
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