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07-24-2008

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awk on a string

Hi

I am trying to do

Code:

awk -F: '{print $3}' a:b:c

to get c.

awk however expects a file:

Code:

awk: can't open a:b:c

any idea?

Last edited by radoulov; 07-24-2008 at 09:28 AM.. Reason: added code tags