[ale] Sed/Awk/PERL question

[Bob Kruger]

Robert/JK/et al

Many thanks.  Does the job nicely.

V/r

Bob

-----Original Message-----
>From: JK <jknapka at kneuro.net>
>Sent: Dec 1, 2009 10:20 AM
>To: Bob Kruger <bkruger at mindspring.com>, Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux! <ale at ale.org>
>Subject: Re: [ale] Sed/Awk/PERL question
>
>cp yourGiantFile backupInCaseJKsIdeaTotallySucks
>
>sed -e 's/;$//' < yourGiantFile > newFile
>
>-- JK
>
>
>Bob Kruger wrote:
>> All;
>> 
>> I have a 1.3GB text file that has multiple fields separated by semicolons.  Format follows:
>> 
>> field1;field2;field3;...field24;
>> .
>> .
>> .
>> field1;field2;field3;...field24;
>> 
>> I need a quick and dirty method to delete the last semicolon.
>> 
>> Any ideas or thoughts?
>> 
>> Thanks in advance for any assistance.
>> 
>> V/r
>> 
>> Bob
>> 
>> 
>> 
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