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Make a table from a list
Here is my best (clumsy) attempt to date: First step (not awk!) I sort all the types by time using >for i in type1 type2 type3 type4 type5 type6 >do >grep -e time -e type source_text >> source_text_sorted >done This gives me source_text_sorted: timestamp1 type1 a type1 b type1 c timestamp1... -
Make a table from a list
Awk newbie: My input file gathers data as a list: timestamp1 type1 a type1 b type1 c type2 d type2 e type4 g type5 h type5 i type5 j type5 k type5 l timestamp2 type2 d type2 e type3 a type3 b type3 c type4 g type5 h type5 i type5 j type5 k type5 l timestamp3 type2 d type2 e type3 a type3 b...
