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 <div class="gmail_quote">On Nov 22, 2007 12:55 PM, ann kok <<a href="mailto:annkok2001@yahoo.com">annkok2001@yahoo.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> 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? <div class="Ih2E3d"> Thank you again BEGIN { RS = "\n" ; FS = "|" } { </div>print "File No.: CGA001 <div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">print "" } --- Lou Spironello <<a href="mailto:lspironello@gmail.com">lspironello@gmail.com</a>> 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 > <<a href="mailto:annkok2001@yahoo.com">annkok2001@yahoo.com</a>> 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 <<a href="mailto:lspironello@gmail.com">lspironello@gmail.com</a>> 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 > > > <<a href="mailto:annkok2001@yahoo.com">annkok2001@yahoo.com</a>> 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. > > > > <a href="http://overview.mail.yahoo.com/" target="_blank">http://overview.mail.yahoo.com/</a> > > > > > > > > -- > > > > fedora-list mailing list > > > > <a href="mailto:fedora-list@redhat.com">fedora-list@redhat.com</a> > > > > To unsubscribe: > > > > <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list" target="_blank"> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list</a> > > > > > > > > -- > > > fedora-list mailing list > > > <a href="mailto:fedora-list@redhat.com">fedora-list@redhat.com </a> > > > To unsubscribe: > > > <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list</a> > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. > > Make Yahoo! your homepage. > > <a href="http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs" target="_blank">http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs</a> > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > <a href="mailto:fedora-list@redhat.com">fedora-list@redhat.com </a> > > To unsubscribe: > <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list</a> > > </div></div>> > -- <div class="Ih2E3d"> > fedora-list mailing list > <a href="mailto:fedora-list@redhat.com">fedora-list@redhat.com</a> > To unsubscribe: <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list </a> </div> ____________________________________________________________________________________ <div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">Be a better pen pal. Text or chat with friends inside Yahoo! Mail. See how. <a href="http://overview.mail.yahoo.com/" target="_blank">http://overview.mail.yahoo.com/</a> -- fedora-list mailing list <a href="mailto:fedora-list@redhat.com">fedora-list@redhat.com</a> To unsubscribe: <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list</a> </div></div></blockquote></div>