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The input file:

vnic10
e1000g1
e1000g2
vnic10
blablabla888blablablabla999blabla

Output needed:(Only the numbers in each line)

10
1000 1
1000 2
10
888 999

We can do this using sed and remembered patterns. I am looking for the logic to get this done using awk/nawk and ksh commands.

tomkaith13
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Not the best formatting, but tr does the job

$ tr '[a-z]' ' ' < file_containing_input
    10
 1000 1
 1000 2
    10
         888            999

Using awk:

$ awk '{ gsub(/[a-z]+/, " "); print }' file_containing_input
 10
 1000 1
 1000 2
 10
 888 999

And one in bash (now I need to stop...)

$ while read a; do echo ${a//[a-z]/ }; done < file_containing_input
10
1000 1
1000 2
10
888 999
Fredrik Pihl
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Seems like a homework, as "we can do this using sed". Actually it is simple substitute command, that substitutes any amount of non numeric chars with space.

sed -r "s/[^0-9]+/\ /g" input_file
Draco Ater
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  • I dont think they give homework at my workplace .. .. I hope not atleast ..:). I know how to pull this one off in sed .. Can u suggest somethin using awk/ksh – tomkaith13 May 25 '11 at 20:43