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Old 06-02-2006
awk - input function
hello,

im a newbie. how can i input data from keyboard? thanks.
# 2  
Old 06-02-2006
Ex:
Code:
function getName (NOM)
{
printf "Enter a filename: "
getline NOM < "/dev/tty"
close("/dev/tty")
return NOM
}

BEGIN {
printf ("\nREP: %s\n",getName(N)) 
} 
{print}

# 3  
Old 06-02-2006
Thank you again klash. I thought in that after posting but really dont like getline, just for curiosity is there other way?

thx.
# 4  
Old 06-02-2006
a slightly different approach, but still using 'getline':
Code:
  cmd="read line;echo ${line}"
  cmd | getline line
  close(cmd);

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