On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 02:43:09PM -0700, Rick Stevens wrote: > On 05/16/2018 02:11 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote: > > On 05/16/2018 02:05 PM, Patrick Dupre wrote: > >> This is correct, but > >> if I do: > >> print "#" > "tmptmp.txt" ; > >> after > >> print $1 $2 > "tmptmp.txt" ; > >> > >> then I get ^M > >> in my file > >> I do not have the ^M if I only make print $1 $2 > "tmptmp.txt" ; > >> and never make a print "#" > >> > >> Can I avoid these ^M > >> ? > > > > This really isn't the right place for this kind of question, but at > > least provide a full example of what you're trying to do. You aren't > > providing enough info to get a useful response. > > I agree with Sam that you aren't providing enough info. I think > you're saying you're essentially doing (in gawk): > > print $1 $2 > "tmptmp.txt"; > print "#" > "tmptmp.txt"; True in shell, not in awk. If the file names match, only the first encountered '>' overwrites the file. The ">>" is needed to avoid overwriting a file that exists at the start of the program (like a logfile). > > And ending up with a "^M" in your file. First off, the second line > would overwrite anything you did in the first line (you need to use a > ">>" to APPEND data to an existing file...just like in the shell), and > the "^M" probably indicates a carriage return in the file. If you > changed the ORS (output record separator) to a carriage return from it's > default value of newline, that's what you'd get. > I just noted the output file name with a ".txt" extension. Might gawk assume this is a "windows text file" and add a \r instead of \n? Try a different output file name. > Patrick, this isn't the first time (or second or third) you've posted > a question with absolutely no context about what you're trying to do. > If you want help, you HAVE to tell us what you're trying to accomplish. -- Jon H. LaBadie jonfu@xxxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
