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testname=$(awk 'NR==1 {print substr($0,30,16)}' $file)<br />
echo $testname<br />
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&quot;awk&quot; does not have &quot;cut&quot;. &quot;awk&quot; has &quot;substr()&quot;.
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testname=$(awk 'NR==1 {print substr($0,30,16)}' $file)
echo $testname

"awk" does not have "cut". "awk" has "substr()".

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Hello,<br />
Have a file where I need to look at the first line and then look at a postion 30 - 45 on that line and cut the value to be use in a variable.<br />
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I have <br />
testname=$(awk 'NR==1|{cut -c30-45}' $file )<br />
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<br />
thanks
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Hello,
Have a file where I need to look at the first line and then look at a postion 30 - 45 on that line and cut the value to be use in a variable.

I have 
testname=$(awk 'NR==1|{cut -c30-45}' $file )


thanks

use awk and cut

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