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Old 10-08-2011
awk print help

In this:

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$ awk '{ print "var is", var }' var=TEST file1

What does the print part do?

{ print "var is", var }
# 2  
Old 10-09-2011
It prints var is TEST ?
# 3  
Old 10-10-2011
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Originally Posted by Peasant
It prints var is TEST ?
Thats what I would think also. In my terminal it just hangs like I forgot something or it wants another quotation mark.
# 4  
Old 10-10-2011
AWK

Hi,

It will print "var is TEST".
if ur input file have three lines then it will print three times..

Cheers,
RangaSmilie
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Old 10-10-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by rangarasan
Hi,

It will print "var is TEST".
if ur input file have three lines then it will print three times..

Cheers,
RangaSmilie
Yep Smilie. Please explain why Smilie.
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