awk help needed - The UNIX and Linux Forums

		The UNIX and Linux Forums > Top Forums > Shell Programming and Scripting
awk help needed

google unix.com

Shell Programming and Scripting Post questions about KSH, CSH, SH, BASH, PERL, PHP, SED, AWK and OTHER shell scripts and shell scripting languages here.

More UNIX and Linux Forum Topics You Might Find Helpful
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Help needed please.	jerryboy78	UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers	3	03-16-2008 02:06 PM
Scp Help Needed !!!!	scooter17	UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers	3	09-20-2006 12:50 PM
Cut help needed!!!!!!	scooter17	UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers	1	08-15-2006 10:41 AM
cut help needed!!!!!	scooter17	UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers	4	08-15-2006 08:48 AM
Help needed	Toxic	Shell Programming and Scripting	9	03-18-2006 03:52 PM


	Powered by

LinkBack

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Rate Thread

Display Modes

#1 (permalink)

11-18-2008

ddurden7

Registered User

Join Date: Oct 2008

Posts: 5

awk help needed

How do I alter this command so that it prints only the second comma delimited field from line number 3? Secondly, how do you redirect the output to a variable called TEST?

Thanks

(cat BATCH007.TXT | awk 'BEGIN { FS = "," } ; {print $2 }')

Bookmarks

Tags

awk variables, unix commands

« Help with separating syslog messages. | Help with Script: If diff between files is nothing then set a variable »

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search
Display Modes	Rate This Thread
Switch to Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Threaded Mode	Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 07:36 PM.