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keenlearner · Sep 7th, 2004, 10:49 AM

hi!

how can i store the output of awk command in a script..
for eg:

in TRY.sh

awk '{ printf "%d", $1 }' filename
var=$1

i want something of this sort...
but this particular thing does'nt work..
i mean if the $1 value is 50 than i am not able to store it in a different variable
for further calculations..

so pls help me out...

TAKE CARE
Regards
Keen Learner

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Sep 7th, 2004, 10:49 AM	#1
keenlearner Newbie Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	hi! how can i store the output of awk command in a script.. for eg: in TRY.sh awk '{ printf "%d", $1 }' filename var=$1 i want something of this sort... but this particular thing does'nt work.. i mean if the $1 value is 50 than i am not able to store it in a different variable for further calculations.. so pls help me out... TAKE CARE Regards Keen Learner

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