Can anyone explain this phenomenon please.
When I "more " a certain file I get thus .....
root_at_titan:/#more fp_ariel_colour_file2.dat
10000292|PG7470|117580966|10000292|
10000749|PG7470|117581503|10000749|
10000952|PG7470|117581732|10000952|
10001012|PG7470|117581796|10001012|
10001330|PG7470|117582160|10001330|
10001487|PG7470|117582368|10001487|
10001765|PG7470|117582700|10001765|
10002152|PG7470|117583170|10002152|
10002210|PG7470|117583240|10002210|
10002354|PG7470|117583397|10002354|
10003221|PG7470|11758445|10003221|
10003749|PG7470|117585063|10003749|
10003986|PG7470|117585356|10003986|
10004227|PG7470|11758566|10004227|
10004314|PG7470|11758576|10004314|
10004774|PG7470|11758634|10004774|
100049|PG7470|10246108|100049|
When I " cat " a file and pipe it to head I get thus .....
root_at_titan:/#cat fp_ariel_colour_file2.dat|head
117580966|10000292|
117581503|10000749|
117581732|10000952|
117581796|10001012|
117582160|10001330|
117582368|10001487|
117582700|10001765|
117583170|10002152|
117583240|10002210|
117583397|10002354|
Here is the od output to help analyse
root_at_titan:/ #od -a fp_ariel_colour_file2.dat|more
0000000 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 2 | P G 7 4 7 0 |
0000020 cr 1 1 7 5 8 0 9 6 6 | 1 0 0 0 0
0000040 2 9 2 | nl 1 0 0 0 0 7 4 9 | P G
0000060 7 4 7 0 | cr 1 1 7 5 8 1 5 0 3 |
0000100 1 0 0 0 0 7 4 9 | nl 1 0 0 0 0 9
0000120 5 2 | P G 7 4 7 0 | cr 1 1 7 5 8
0000140 1 7 3 2 | 1 0 0 0 0 9 5 2 | nl 1
0000160 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 | P G 7 4 7 0 | cr
0000200 1 1 7 5 8 1 7 9 6 | 1 0 0 0 1 0
0000220 1 2 | nl 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 | P G 7
0000240 4 7 0 | cr 1 1 7 5 8 2 1 6 0 | 1
0000260 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 | nl 1 0 0 0 1 4 8
0000300 7 | P G 7 4 7 0 | cr 1 1 7 5 8 2
0000320 3 6 8 | 1 0 0 0 1 4 8 7 | nl 1 0
0000340 0 0 1 7 6 5 | P G 7 4 7 0 | cr 1
So basically , why the differing results ?
Bill Boddy
<mailto:sbaine_at_acxiom.co.uk>
Received on Thu Jan 27 2000 - 14:43:07 NZDT