HackerRank - Awk #4

Problem:

You are provided a file with four space-separated columns containing the scores of students in three subjects. The first column, contains a single character (A-Z) - the identifier of the student. The next three columns have three numbers (each between 0 and 100, both inclusive) which are the scores of the students in English, Mathematics and Science respectively.

# Input

• A 25 27 50
• B 35 37 75
• C 75 78 80
• D 99 88 76

# Output

• A 25 27 50;B 35 37 75
• C 75 78 80;D 99 88 76

# Solution

            
    awk '{if (NR%2==1)
        {
            ORS=";";
            print;
        }
        else
        {
            ORS="\n";
            print;
        }
    }'
    

# Solution_01

            
    awk '{ print; }' | paste -d ';' - -
    

Post:

• 2025-04 - Grep #1;