Thank you again here is expectation output eg: awk -v DT=`date +%Y%m%d` program.awk record.txt The result is File No: CGA001 Name: AAA Country: USA Created: 20071122 Updated: 20071122 File No: CGA002 Name: BBB Country: Australia Created: 20071122 Updated: 20071122 File No: CGA003 Name: CCC Country: England Created: 20071122 Updated: 20071122 The program is program.awk BEGIN { RS = "\n" ; FS = "|" } { print "File No:", CGAxxx <=== how to change? print "Name:", $1 print "Country:", $2 printf "Created: %s\n", DT printf "Updated: %s\n", DT print "" } the record.txt is AAA|USA BBB|Australia CCC|England Thank you --- Lou Spironello <lspironello@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello Ann: > > man (g)awk > > :-) > > awk -v | --assign <internal variable > name>=<variable value> <other awk > options and stuff> > > > Not quite sure what you want to do do. Can you show > the resulting output or > be a bit more specific. > > > Regards, > Lou > On Nov 22, 2007 12:55 PM, ann kok > <annkok2001@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hi Lou > > > > Thank you very much > > > > One more question. how can I put the CGA number as > > variable? > > > > eg: CGA001, CGA002..... when > > i run the program > > > > awk -v CGA=`for loop` program.awk file.txt > > > > or any way to do it? > > > > Thank you again > > > > > > > > BEGIN { RS = "\n" ; FS = "|" } > > { > > print "File No.: CGA001 > > print "" > > } > > > > > > --- Lou Spironello <lspironello@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > awk -v HST=`hostname` -f program.awk file.txt > > > > > > inside program.awk > > > use: > > > > > > printf "from: %s\n",HST > > > > > > Regards, > > > Lou > > > > > > On Nov 21, 2007 3:41 PM, ann kok > > > <annkok2001@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > Thank you > > > > > > > > but i don't know how to put the hostname in > awk > > > > program > > > > > > > > eg: my program is "program.awk > > > > > > > > awk -f program.awk file.txt > > > > > > > > Thank you again > > > > > > > > BEGIN { RS = "\n" ; FS = "|" } > > > > > > > > { > > > > print "Name:", $9 > > > > print "Created: `date`" > > > > print "from: `hostname`" > > > > print "" > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Lou Spironello <lspironello@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > > > > > > > echo "test" | awk -v mydate=`date +%Y%m%d` > > > '{printf > > > > > "standard input is > > > > > %s\nmy variable value is %s\n",$1,mydate}' > > > > > > > > > > :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > Lou > > > > > > > > > > On Nov 21, 2007 12:22 PM, ann kok > > > > > <annkok2001@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hi all > > > > > > > > > > > > how can I print date in this date format? > > > 20071122 > > > > > > > > > > > > Can command "date, hostname" run in awk > > > program > > > > > > itself? > > > > > > > > > > > > program.awk > > > > > > > > > > > > BEGIN { RS = "\n" ; FS = "|" } > > > > > > > > > > > > { > > > > > > print "Name:", $9 > > > > > > print "Created: `date`" > > > > > > print "from: `hostname`" > > > > > > print "" > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > Be a better pen pal. > > > > > > Text or chat with friends inside Yahoo! > Mail. > > > See > > > > > how. > > > > > > http://overview.mail.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > fedora-list mailing list > > > > > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > To unsubscribe: > > > > > > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > fedora-list mailing list > > > > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > > To unsubscribe: > > > > > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > > > Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. > > > > Make Yahoo! your homepage. > > > > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > > > > > > > -- > > > > fedora-list mailing list > > > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > To unsubscribe: > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > > > > > -- > > > fedora-list mailing list > > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > To unsubscribe: > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Be a better pen pal. > > Text or chat with friends inside Yahoo! 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