How to keep an eye on field numbers

Posted by Bob_Mesibov on Nov 4, 2020 10:21 PM EDT
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This week: I have a simple shell function, "fields", that generates a numbered list of the fields in a data table. With those field numbers I can then use AWK and the cut command efficiently on the command line. As an alternative I use a "fieldlist" function that puts the numbered list on my desktop like a Post-it note. Last week: A short rant about Python, R and UNIX.

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