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Bash Shell Scripting: Awk Command

This document provides an overview of the awk command in 3 paragraphs. It explains that awk is a powerful tool for processing and analyzing text files organized into lines and columns. It can be used both as a Linux command and scripting language like bash. The syntax and basic options of awk like -F, -f, and -v are described. Examples of using selection criteria and actions like printing specific fields are also provided.

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Bash Shell Scripting: Awk Command

This document provides an overview of the awk command in 3 paragraphs. It explains that awk is a powerful tool for processing and analyzing text files organized into lines and columns. It can be used both as a Linux command and scripting language like bash. The syntax and basic options of awk like -F, -f, and -v are described. Examples of using selection criteria and actions like printing specific fields are also provided.

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Bash Shell Scripting

awk command
Part-1

Learn how to automate common tasks using bash shell scripting


awk command:
 The awk command is a powerful method for processing or analyzing text or data files ,
which are organized by lines (rows or records) and columns(fileds).
 we can use awk as a linux command and also as a scripting language like bash shell
scripting.
 Simple awk command syntax:
 awk [options] ‘[selection _criteria] {action }' input-file
 cat input-file | awk [options] ‘[selection _criteria] {action }' input-file
 Awk can take the following options:
-F fs To specify a field separator. (Default separator is tab and space)
-f file To specify a file that contains awk script.
-v var=value To declare a variable.
 Selection criteria: pattern/condition
 Action: It is a logic to perform action on each row/record

Learn how to automate common tasks using bash shell scripting


awk command:
 Simple awk command syntax:
 awk ' {action }' input-file
 Action: Action is a logic to perform action on each record.
 Example: print $1 print first filed from each line
 Some of the default variables for awk:
 $0  Entire file
 $1  First field from each line/record
 $2  Second field from each line/record
 NR  It will print line or record number
 NF  It will print number of filed from each line/record

Learn how to automate common tasks using bash shell scripting

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