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Old 10-27-2015
Assigning any number to the variable in cshell script
Hello Guys,

I would like to ask you for a favor. Could you please help me how can I assign any number as the parameter to a, from stdin (-c), in the following command line by using the 'switch' in a script?

Code:
awk '$8>a {print "File name:" $5,$8}'

I would also appreciate if you can share any possibilietes how to add -h help button into the above script.

Thank you in advance for your kind help.

Padavan
Last edited by Don Cragun; 10-27-2015 at 09:14 PM.. Reason: Add CODE tags.
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Old 10-27-2015
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Originally Posted by Padavan
Hello Guys,

I would like to ask you for a favor. Could you please help me how can I assign any number as the parameter to a, from stdin (-c), in the following command line by using the 'switch' in a script?

Code:
awk '$8>a {print "File name:" $5,$8}'

I would also appreciate if you can share any possibilietes how to add -h help button into the above script.

Thank you in advance for your kind help.

Padavan
I'm lost:
  1. What does standard input have to do with "-c"?
  2. What language are you talking about?
    1. Are you saying you want to add code to your awk script to assign a value to the variable a?
    2. Do you have a shell variable that you want awk to use to assign a value to the awk variable named a?
  3. Is this awk script part of a shell script or are you writing a X application? (Or where is this help button supposed to be displayed?
  4. What operating system are you using?
  5. What shell (or command interpreter) are you using?
    1. Is switch part of the syntax of the command interpreter you're using?
    2. Do you mean you want to use a command-line option?
    3. Should your script have a default value for this variable that can be overridden by a command-line option?
  6. What is the format of the input file your awk script is reading?
  7. What is the name of the input file your awk script is reading?
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