Hi , I have below command to that outputs from variables..
command:
echo $INSTANCE $DATAB $status $TSLastBackup| awk '{printf("%-8s %-8s \t \n",$1,$2,$3,$4)}' | tee $LOGF
the ouput is now:
INSTANCE DATABSE BACKUP_STATUS BACKUPTIMESTAMP
------- -------- -------- --------
ab2f001 ABC F 20120403200014
ab2t003 DBDCDD F 20120403200241
ab2t005 ADFDFDFF F 20120403200341
ab2t006 DFDF F 20120403200921
ab2t009 DF Y 20120404200013
ab2t009 DFDF Y 20120404200049
ab2t016 DFDF Y 20120404200118
ab2t017 DFDFFD Y 20120404200204
ab2t099 DFDF F 20120329200013
I want the ouput looks like below :
all the columns should align to the same lenght
A B C D
X Y X D
M N OP
the Y/F column format should align in a same straight colmns.
any awk or sed command for this