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replacing a number with a string

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hi, I want to replace a number with a string in a specific column of a text file. Eg: abc def 1 agf gdh 1 ytr ate 0 ....... ... i would like to replace '1' in column 3 with 'yes'. Is it possible using awk command??

Name: nails
Date: March 12, 2009 at 07:14:01 Pacific

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#!/bin/bash awk ' { if($3 == 1) $3="yes" print $0 } ' datafile.txt

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Thanks....:-)

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