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Find the closest match between two files in unix

As a beginner i’m looking for a solution in shell scripting, I have file1 with content as below lines: And file2 with filenames and their modified timestamp. I’m looking shell script solution where it can tell the closest match in timestamp in the between both files. Like timestamp_x and timestamp…

Name check match pattern

I need help as to why code B is producing a different result The code below (CODE A) produces the correct output (match) However, the below (CODE B) produces a wrong output (no match) Answer To check a regex in an if-statement you’ll need to use =~ instead off ==; Both will match as expected. Try it onl…

Redirect file in linux using length [closed]

Closed. This question needs details or clarity. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Add details and clarify the problem by editing this post. Closed 2 years ago. Improve this question Am trying to redirect the file based on the length. I have a file having the value, I like L…

pass the date from outside as a parameter

This is my Linux script, I want to ask the user from outside what date is needed, then save that date and run the script for that date. now currently this script generate a csv for the current date files, I want to run this for a user request date, can I pass parameters from outside? any help could be

Finding Duplicate rows based on a column in Unix File

I have a file of about 1 Million records. I need to extract the records which have different FName and LName for id. Input File The result that I want to see Any AWK or Sed command or script can help? Thanks Answer Using GNU awk for arrays of arrays: or if your input file is sorted by “id” as