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!/^(<\?xml version="1\.0"\?>|<\/?notification>)$/ {
to
!/^[[:blank:]]*(<\?xml version="1\.0"\?>|<\/?notification>)[[:blank:]]*$/ {
or
!/^[ \t]*(<\?xml...

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if(!(($N ~ /<alarmId>/)||($N ~ /<[/]?alarmNew/))) $N="";
to
if(!(($N ~ /<alarmId>/)||($N ~ /<\/?alarmNew/))) $N="";

Yes, thoug you need a space between nawk and -f of course. * should work for all xml files in a folder. Expanding * into multiple filenames is a property of the shell, not of awk, so it should work...

Isn't this the same issue as your other thread (https://www.unix.com/shell-programming-scripting/198853-want-skip-line-xml-file-using-awk.html)?

$ cat xmlcat.awk

BEGIN {
RS="" # Split records on blank lines
FS=OFS="\n" # Each field is a different line
ORS="\n\n" # Output blank lines, too
}
...

And what does your awk script look like after incorporating the changes I suggested?

The change suggested by delugeag will do the job. I didn't pay much attention to it as I had, in my code, put that on the same line. But, you didn't.

Don't fret and pay attention to the...

no it's not the same, there is a bold { in the line with the new test.
You have to know this :

#!/bin/awk -f
/test/
{
code
}
it's not the same than :


#!/bin/awk -f
/test/ {
code
}...

A little more explanation:

When you put a pattern on a line by itself without the opening brace for the corresponding action, awk assumes that that's the end of your pattern-action block. So, if...