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| From | Bruce <07.013@scorecrow.com> |
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| Subject | FIELDWIDTHS helper |
| Date | Wed, 6 Aug 2025 10:23:10 +0100 |
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The other day I found myself unable to count field sizes accurately so I
wrote this little helper.
NR == 1 { # Pick a line
print
nf = split(FIELDWIDTHS, fw)
for (i = 1; i <= nf; i++)
for (j = 1; j <= fw[i]; j++)
printf "%d", (i % 10)
print ""
}
Example:
with FIELDWIDTHS = "1 3 5"
Output:
A dummy line from a file
122233333
--
Bruce Horrocks
Hampshire, England
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FIELDWIDTHS helper Bruce <07.013@scorecrow.com> - 2025-08-06 10:23 +0100
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