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Old 09-29-2009
AWK programming:To move a file
Hi All,

how to move a file from one location to another in Awk programming?

what command do i need to use?

Please help me with ur thoughts...

Thanks In Advance
Meva
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Old 09-29-2009
you can move files with awk. awk is filtering tool.

you can do the same with unix mv command
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Old 09-29-2009
Hi,

Have a look at the awk's system() function.
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