modify string

[rk999]

Hi all script experts,
I have one string like below

SOLARIS UNIX SHELL

I want to convert this string like below ( add single quotes marks for each word and separate two words with comma )

'SOLARIS','UNIX','SHELL'

Thanks for your help
RJK

 

[PHV]

Try something like this:
echo "SOLARIS UNIX SHELL" | awk "{
for(i=1;i<NF;++i)printf \"'%s',\",\$i
printf \"'%s'\\n\",\$NF
}"

Hope This Help, PH.
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[PHV]

And the sed way:
echo "SOLARIS UNIX SHELL" | sed "s!^!'!;s! *!','!g;s!\$!'!"

Hope This Help, PH.
Want to get great answers to your Tek-Tips questions? Have a look at FAQ219-2884

 

[aigles]

Another Awk script
[tt]
echo "SOLARIS UNIX SHELL" | awk -v OFS=',' '{
for (i=1;i<=NF;i++) $i="\047" $i "\047";
print
}'[/tt]

Jean Pierre.

 

[rk999]

Thanks all.
All three solutions works for my script !!

Thanks again,
RK