and want to count the number of dots in the first field to find out the level of the section.
I use the gsub function for the job, which works if I pass the pattern directly.
The awk program
correctly prints out the number of dots, output of the first four lines (see sample file above) is
If I try to store the dot-pattern in a variable things mess up. The program
outputs
Can anyone explain to me what is happening and supply a solution on how to store the substitution pattern in a variable?
Thanks in advance,
Simon
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Solved, sorry for giving up that early and asking you. As variables only store string values, the pattern has to be saved as
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