I have multiple text files, and I wish to extract specific columns from these files and save them to *_2.txt files.
awk '{print $(NF-3), $5}' *.txt > *_2.txt But this command is not working. How can I achieve this batch column extraction using awk?
Input:
a.txtaaa bbb ccc 109.6136 93.1900 1.0000 269.7332 35703.1790ddd eee fff 48.8760 34.2100 1.0000 215.0926 35918.2717ggg hhh iii 17.3588 -65.4900 0.7000 14008.0228 49926.2945...b.txt qq ss rr 105 71.6239 68.1500 3.0000 1.3408 4329.5373aa bb nn 110 271.3443 231.4200 10.0000 15.9395 4345.4768rr uu ii 115 338.2163 415.6700 25.0000 9.5985 4355.0753zz xx yy 120 536.0957 584.7900 50.0000 0.9485 4356.0238...Target output:
a_2.txt109.6136 93.1900 1.0000 48.8760 34.2100 1.0000 17.3588 -65.4900 0.7000...b_2.txt105 71.6239 68.1500110 271.3443 231.4200115 338.2163 415.6700120 536.0957 584.7900...I wish to extract specific columns from each text file and save them to each text file with _2 added to the name. Target column is $(NF-5), $(NF-4), $(NF-3)
