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Split file based on delimiter 1

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stu78

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Hi,

I have some data to split; the delimiter will always be !

so I just need to format e.g.

test1!test2!test3!

into
test1!
test2!
test3!

 
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A starting point:
Code: 
awk '{x=$0;gsub(/!/,"!\n",x);printf "%s",x}' /path/to/input >output

Hope This Helps, PH.
FAQ219-2884
FAQ181-2886
 
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