In this post, we will solve Paste – 3 HackerRank Solution. This problem (Paste – 3) is a part of Linux Shell series.
Task
Given a CSV file where each row contains the name of a city and its state separated by a comma, your task is to replace the newlines in the file with tabs as demonstrated in the sample.
Input Format
You are given a CSV file where each row contains the name of a city and its state separated by a comma.
Output Format
Replace the newlines in the input with tabs as demonstrated in the sample.
Sample Input
Albany, N.Y.
Albuquerque, N.M.
Anchorage, Alaska
Asheville, N.C.
Atlanta, Ga.
Atlantic City, N.J.
Austin, Texas
Baltimore, Md.
Baton Rouge, La.
Billings, Mont.
Birmingham, Ala.
Bismarck, N.D.
Boise, Idaho
Boston, Mass.
Bridgeport, Conn.Sample Output
Albany, N.Y. Albuquerque, N.M. Anchorage, Alaska Asheville, N.C.Atlanta, Ga. Atlantic City, N.J. Austin, Texas Baltimore, Md. Baton Rouge, La. Billings, Mont. Birmingham, Ala. Bismarck, N.D. Boise, Idaho Boston, Mass. Bridgeport, Conn.Explanation
The delimiter between consecutive rows of data has been transformed from the newline to a tab.
Solution – Paste – 3 – HackerRank Solution
# The delimiter between consecutive rows of data has been transformed from the newline to a tab. # Previous solution: paste -s -d"\\t" # The delimiter option is not necessary as tab is the delimiter of paste by default paste -s
Note: This problem (Paste – 3) is generated by HackerRank but the solution is provided by CodingBroz. This tutorial is only for Educational and Learning purpose.