Re: Awk, filtering match through external command
T o n g wrote:
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> Any way to filter through external command to variable, somewhat like:
>
> head /etc/group | awk '{print $0 | "cut -d':' -f1" | getline result ;}'
>
looks like you want to assign the output of command to
a variable.
in shell or bash use the backquote character `
result=`head /etc/group | cut -d: -f1`
example run:
me@ant(16)~$ result=`head /etc/group | cut -d: -f1`
me@ant(17)~$ echo $result
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