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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers variables in awk statement Post 302588914 by ysrini on Tuesday 10th of January 2012 07:43:15 AM
Old 01-10-2012
variables in awk statement
Hi,
i can print 2nd, 4th and 6th columns in a file using the shell command:

awk -F "|" '{print $2 $4 $6}' file1.txt

Now, the position and number of columns can be variable and from a variable POSLIST
So let's say
POSLIST='$2 $4 $6'

when i use the command:

a)
awk -F "|" '{print $POSLIST}' file1.txt

it throws the error:
awk: Field $() is not correct.

b)
awk -v VAR=$POSLIST -F "|" '{print $POSLIST}' file1.txt
or
awk -v VAR="'"$POSLIST"'" -F "|" '{print $POSLIST}' file1.txt

error:
awk: Cannot find or open file $2.

c)
awk -F "|" '{print `echo $POSLIST`}' file1.txt

error:
The error context is
{print >>> ` <<<
awk: The statement cannot be correctly parsed.


None of the above syntax worked.
How to pass variable containing column positions to the print statement?

Thanks,
-srinivas yelamanchili
 

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