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Old 06-14-2018
awk -Search pattern through Variable

Hello,

We have wrote shell script for multiple file name search pattern.
file format: <numner>_<20180809>.txt
starting with single number and ending with 8 digits number

Command:
Code:
awk -v string="12_1234" -v serch="^[0-9]+_+[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]$" "BEGIN{ if (string ~/serch$/) print string }"

If sting matches then return value.




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# 2  
Old 06-14-2018
Hi Rama,

Its not clear on what you are looking for.

Can you share sample input and output you are expecting.
# 3  
Old 06-14-2018
Try
Code:
awk -v string="12_1234" -v serch="^[0-9]+_+[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]$" "BEGIN{ if (match (string,serch)) print string }"
12_1234

# 4  
Old 06-14-2018
Try this adaptation to your command in post #1:
Code:
awk -v string="12_1234" -v serch="^[0-9]+_+[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]$" "BEGIN{ if (string ~ serch) print string }"

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Old 06-14-2018
Hello Rudi,
Thank you very much,it's working as expected.
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