So my sample code so far looks like this:
#!/bin/bash mysampletxt="=======nTestn-------;----------nDone Testn=========="
I want to be able to echo it out to make it look like the following:
======= Test ------- Some code goes here More code ---------- Done Test ==========
But the problem is that when I tried using AWK, sed, or IFS they also use n
as delimiters which I don’t want that to happen as the text gets all messed up. Is there anyway I can include ;
as the delimiter and ignore n
?
I was looking at this. But unfortunately none of those solutions worked for me.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
EDIT: For more clarification: I’m trying to do is split mysampletxt
into two from the ;
character.. And be able to insert the first part of the split text one place and the second into another.
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Answer
echo -e "${mysampletxt%;*}nSome code goes herenMore coden${mysampletxt#*;}"
or
printf "%b" "${mysampletxt%;*}nSome code goes herenMore coden${mysampletxt#*;}"