Re: delete columns csv file

Ed Morton wrote:

> On 4/3/2008 8:27 PM, r wrote:
> >
> > Cesar Rabak wrote:
> >
> >
> >>$awk -F, -f file.awk file2.csv
> >
> >
> > I followed your instructions, also repeating with absolute file name
> > paths, no syntax error but the cursor returned to the next line, no
> > response from command terminal. I looked at the file using a text
> > editor; no changes to content. What next should I check?
>
> As I said, you need to parse the file twice:
>
> 	awk -F, -f file.awk file2.csv file2.csv
>
> Regards,
>
> 	Ed.

Thank you, I forgot. Success! The command terminal shows the suitably
amended data. I tried to pipe the command to gedit but all I got was a
blank new file. So, how do I either send the command terminal display
output to a program such as gnumeric and save as a new file? Could you
tell me which section of the documentation explains why the file needs
to be read twice, please?

From the command terminal instruction awk, am I right to conclude that
-F, means "comma is the file delimiter, or separator"?