Replace columns using a shell

Question

How could I replace column 1 in File1 with column 2 in File2, when a match is found?

File1
id1 36987
id2 75685
id3 12345
id4 12896

File2
id1 ID1
id2 ID2
id3 ID3
id5 ID5

I'd like to write this on another File3, that should look like:

File3
ID1 36987
ID2 75685
ID3 12345
id4 12896

I'm currently (unsuccessfully) trying:

sed `File2.txt | awk '{print "-e s/"$1"/"$2"}'`<<< "File1.txt"

steeldriver · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-10 14:47:12Z

up vote 2 down vote accepted

With awk

$ awk 'NR==FNR {a[$1]=$2; next}; a[$1] {$1=a[$1]} 1' File2 File1
ID1 36987
ID2 75685
ID3 12345
id4 12896

answered Jul 10 at 14:47

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polym · Answer 2 · 2014-07-12 10:56:41Z

up vote 2 down vote

I'd use sed to generate the sed script:

sed 's=^=s/=;s= =/=;s=$=/=' File2 | sed -f- File1

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