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Old 10-04-2012
Passing multiple variable to awk
Hi ,

can I pass more then one variable to awk using -v option?
# 2  
Old 10-04-2012
Yes. One variable per -v. So, you'll need to use multiple -v options.
Code:
awk -v val1=2 -v val2="HI" 'BEGIN{print val1;print val2}'
2
HI

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Old 10-04-2012
try this..

Code:
awk -v FV="$first" -v SV="$second" '{ print FV,SV }' file

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Old 10-04-2012
Thank you
# 5  
Old 10-04-2012
you can use split also. ( but make sure the delimeter by passing it )

Code:
 
awk -v var="A~B~C~D~E" 'BEGIN{n=split(var,arr,"~");for(i=1;i<=n;i++){print arr[i]}}'
A
B
C
D
E

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