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Output first 30 characters of original file

 

#!/usr/bin/ksh

#

#  AWK script source file

#  Created by:   Jeffery J. Jimes

#  Date:         08/22/2001

#  Name:         first30.awk

#  Usage:  $ awk -f first30.awk sourcefile > outfile

#

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{

    print substr($0,1,30)

}