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Thank you, it works! But it re-arranges the lines in file1.I'd like to keep the same order. Also, if there are multiple columns after column2( say column 3, column 4... column 8) in file1 that needs...

Hi! Thanks for the reply.It does not produce the desired output, though.
What I end up with is duplicate column2 for the same column1, in file1.
For example, the o/p from the awk code gives: ...

Can anyone please help with this? I have 2 files as given below.
If 2nd column of file1 has pattern foo1@a, find the matching 1st column in file2 & replace 2nd column of file1 with file2's value.
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