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Old 05-28-2009
Awk println
How do you print variables and your own words on the same line

ie in bash I would write something like
name="Calypso"
Code:
echo "your name is $Calypso"

how does awk differentiate between variables and just plain text

Code:
ie print "your name is name" ??

Thanks
Calypso
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Old 05-28-2009
Code:
print "your name is" myNameVariable

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Old 05-28-2009
Thanks pretty obvious now I think about it
Calypso
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