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Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:34:47 -0500 <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote: > Googled and followed examples, which work, but my specific problem > doesn't work... > > WORKS: > $ service="http mail ssh" > $ echo $service | cut -d\ -f2 > $ echo $service | cut -d' ' -f2 > dpkg --get-selections | grep -v deinstall$ | awk '{print $1}' > > > DOES NOT WORK: > $ dpkg --get-selections | grep -v deinstall$ | cut -d' ' -f1 > $ dpkg --get-selections | grep -v deinstall$ | cut -d\ -f1 > > > Is the problem that there's so *much* whitespace in the dpkg listing? > > -- > Obsession with "preserving cultural heritage" is a racist impediment > to moral, physical and intellectual progress. > > > -- Firstly I am no pro at string manipulation but the working examples seems to have no line feed characters, whereas the "dpkg --get-selections" creates a new line for every package it prints. In Unicode (linux) LF: Line Feed, U+000A I tried "dpkg --get-selections | grep -v deinstall$ | cut -d'\n' -f1" but still had not luck though... -M IM on the go with Messenger on your phone. Try now. |