How to assign value at run time in AWK command
I am using below command to remove line feeds with in field values.This sample commmand created for file having 3 attributes.
awk -F| '{while(NF<3 && getline p)$0=$0 p}1'
My input filess having different number of attributes, so I want to parameterize number of attributes value in AWK command. I tried like below but getting error.
NoAttributes=12
awk -F| '{while(NF<$NoAttributes && getline p)$0=$0 p}1'
Error Details:
awk: Field is not correct.
The input line number is 1.
The source line number is 1.
shell-script awk variable
edited Jan 26 at 12:41
Jeff Schaller
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asked Jan 26 at 12:27
chava kumarchava kumar
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I am using below command to remove line feeds with in field values.This sample commmand created for file having 3 attributes.
awk -F| '{while(NF<3 && getline p)$0=$0 p}1'
My input filess having different number of attributes, so I want to parameterize number of attributes value in AWK command. I tried like below but getting error.
NoAttributes=12
awk -F| '{while(NF<$NoAttributes && getline p)$0=$0 p}1'
Error Details:
awk: Field is not correct.
The input line number is 1.
The source line number is 1.
shell-script awk variable
edited Jan 26 at 12:41
Jeff Schaller
40.9k1056130
asked Jan 26 at 12:27
chava kumarchava kumar
183
add a comment |
I am using below command to remove line feeds with in field values.This sample commmand created for file having 3 attributes.
awk -F| '{while(NF<3 && getline p)$0=$0 p}1'
My input filess having different number of attributes, so I want to parameterize number of attributes value in AWK command. I tried like below but getting error.
NoAttributes=12
awk -F| '{while(NF<$NoAttributes && getline p)$0=$0 p}1'
Error Details:
awk: Field is not correct.
The input line number is 1.
The source line number is 1.
shell-script awk variable
edited Jan 26 at 12:41
Jeff Schaller
40.9k1056130
asked Jan 26 at 12:27
chava kumarchava kumar
183
I am using below command to remove line feeds with in field values.This sample commmand created for file having 3 attributes.
awk -F| '{while(NF<3 && getline p)$0=$0 p}1'
My input filess having different number of attributes, so I want to parameterize number of attributes value in AWK command. I tried like below but getting error.
NoAttributes=12
awk -F| '{while(NF<$NoAttributes && getline p)$0=$0 p}1'
Error Details:
awk: Field is not correct.
The input line number is 1.
The source line number is 1.
shell-script awk variable
shell-script awk variable
edited Jan 26 at 12:41
Jeff Schaller
40.9k1056130
asked Jan 26 at 12:27
chava kumarchava kumar
183
edited Jan 26 at 12:41
Jeff Schaller
40.9k1056130
asked Jan 26 at 12:27
chava kumarchava kumar
183
edited Jan 26 at 12:41
Jeff Schaller
40.9k1056130
edited Jan 26 at 12:41
Jeff Schaller
40.9k1056130
edited Jan 26 at 12:41
Jeff Schaller
40.9k1056130
40.9k1056130
asked Jan 26 at 12:27
chava kumarchava kumar
183
asked Jan 26 at 12:27
chava kumarchava kumar
183
asked Jan 26 at 12:27
chava kumarchava kumar
183
183
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To set an awk variable on the command line, use -v variable=value:
awk -v attrs=2 '{ ... NF < attrs && ... }'
You may also access environment variables by using ENVIRON["variable"] in the awk code:
export attrs=2
awk '{ ... NF < ENVIRON["attrs"] && ... }'
or,
attrs=2 awk '{ ... NF < ENVIRON["attrs"] && ... }'
or,
env attrs=2 awk '{ ... NF < ENVIRON["attrs"] && ... }'
The last two variations would not set attrs in the invoking environment, only for the awk program (and any processes it may possibly start).
A third way is to give variable=value as a "filename" argument:
awk '...' msg="hello" file1 file2 msg="good bye" file3 file4
This would set the awk variable msg to the string hello before starting to process the file file1. It would retain that value until the value is change to good bye just before processing file3. Note that variables set in this way would not be available inside any BEGIN block in the awk code.
Injecting shell variables directly into the awk code by means of a variable expansion in the string that constitutes the code is not a good way of transferring data into an awk program, and should be avoided.
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To set an awk variable on the command line, use -v variable=value:
awk -v attrs=2 '{ ... NF < attrs && ... }'
You may also access environment variables by using ENVIRON["variable"] in the awk code:
export attrs=2
awk '{ ... NF < ENVIRON["attrs"] && ... }'
or,
attrs=2 awk '{ ... NF < ENVIRON["attrs"] && ... }'
or,
env attrs=2 awk '{ ... NF < ENVIRON["attrs"] && ... }'
The last two variations would not set attrs in the invoking environment, only for the awk program (and any processes it may possibly start).
A third way is to give variable=value as a "filename" argument:
awk '...' msg="hello" file1 file2 msg="good bye" file3 file4
This would set the awk variable msg to the string hello before starting to process the file file1. It would retain that value until the value is change to good bye just before processing file3. Note that variables set in this way would not be available inside any BEGIN block in the awk code.
Injecting shell variables directly into the awk code by means of a variable expansion in the string that constitutes the code is not a good way of transferring data into an awk program, and should be avoided.
answered Jan 26 at 12:38
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To set an awk variable on the command line, use -v variable=value:
awk -v attrs=2 '{ ... NF < attrs && ... }'
You may also access environment variables by using ENVIRON["variable"] in the awk code:
export attrs=2
awk '{ ... NF < ENVIRON["attrs"] && ... }'
or,
attrs=2 awk '{ ... NF < ENVIRON["attrs"] && ... }'
or,
env attrs=2 awk '{ ... NF < ENVIRON["attrs"] && ... }'
The last two variations would not set attrs in the invoking environment, only for the awk program (and any processes it may possibly start).
A third way is to give variable=value as a "filename" argument:
awk '...' msg="hello" file1 file2 msg="good bye" file3 file4
This would set the awk variable msg to the string hello before starting to process the file file1. It would retain that value until the value is change to good bye just before processing file3. Note that variables set in this way would not be available inside any BEGIN block in the awk code.
Injecting shell variables directly into the awk code by means of a variable expansion in the string that constitutes the code is not a good way of transferring data into an awk program, and should be avoided.
answered Jan 26 at 12:38
KusalanandaKusalananda
128k16241398
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To set an awk variable on the command line, use -v variable=value:
awk -v attrs=2 '{ ... NF < attrs && ... }'
You may also access environment variables by using ENVIRON["variable"] in the awk code:
export attrs=2
awk '{ ... NF < ENVIRON["attrs"] && ... }'
or,
attrs=2 awk '{ ... NF < ENVIRON["attrs"] && ... }'
or,
env attrs=2 awk '{ ... NF < ENVIRON["attrs"] && ... }'
The last two variations would not set attrs in the invoking environment, only for the awk program (and any processes it may possibly start).
A third way is to give variable=value as a "filename" argument:
awk '...' msg="hello" file1 file2 msg="good bye" file3 file4
This would set the awk variable msg to the string hello before starting to process the file file1. It would retain that value until the value is change to good bye just before processing file3. Note that variables set in this way would not be available inside any BEGIN block in the awk code.
Injecting shell variables directly into the awk code by means of a variable expansion in the string that constitutes the code is not a good way of transferring data into an awk program, and should be avoided.
answered Jan 26 at 12:38
KusalanandaKusalananda
128k16241398
To set an awk variable on the command line, use -v variable=value:
awk -v attrs=2 '{ ... NF < attrs && ... }'
You may also access environment variables by using ENVIRON["variable"] in the awk code:
export attrs=2
awk '{ ... NF < ENVIRON["attrs"] && ... }'
or,
attrs=2 awk '{ ... NF < ENVIRON["attrs"] && ... }'
or,
env attrs=2 awk '{ ... NF < ENVIRON["attrs"] && ... }'
The last two variations would not set attrs in the invoking environment, only for the awk program (and any processes it may possibly start).
A third way is to give variable=value as a "filename" argument:
awk '...' msg="hello" file1 file2 msg="good bye" file3 file4
This would set the awk variable msg to the string hello before starting to process the file file1. It would retain that value until the value is change to good bye just before processing file3. Note that variables set in this way would not be available inside any BEGIN block in the awk code.
Injecting shell variables directly into the awk code by means of a variable expansion in the string that constitutes the code is not a good way of transferring data into an awk program, and should be avoided.
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