Parsing a the contents of a file

Linux
#1

I have a file that has records like

ca_(en)/corporations/20161014f/filename
ct_(en)/20161014/Filename
ct_(en)/20161014/AnotherFilename
fl_(en)/20161014/FileName
fl_(en)/trademark/20161014/Filename.

What I am trying to do is to basically replace wget because we are losing access to ftp.

What I need is to create a file like
ca_(en)/corporations/20161014f
ct_(en)/20161014
fl_(en)/20161014
fl_(en)/trademarks/20161014

What I eventually will do is to use mkdir -p to build the complete directory structure and then sftp the actual data into those directories.

I tried using lftp with mirror, but it doesn’t quite get me there.

#2

You can use “awk” command to accomplish your task. It is quite successful at these kind of jobs and it might be a little bit confusing sometimes. Actually, here is a tutorial page for you:

https://www.tutorialspoint.com/awk/

#3

I’m not sure about that, I do not understand.

Do you generate a file in the specific format?

What do you want to do with the contents of this file?

#4

AWK is great in processing text, I still use till today. It’s awesome.
https://likegeeks.com/awk-command/
Old is gold!!