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| ===== Matching Patterns ===== | ===== Matching Patterns ===== | ||
| - | To only print out lines which **match** a specific search criteria, issue the following command: | + | To only print out lines which **match** a specific search criteria: |
| <code awk> | <code awk> | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
| - | which will display something like: | + | returns: |
| < | < | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
| - | This only prints out the lines from the file which contained the number 45. | + | <WRAP info> |
| + | **NOTE: | ||
| + | </ | ||
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| ===== Multi-line Output with Patterns ===== | ===== Multi-line Output with Patterns ===== | ||
| - | To output onto multiple lines, issue the following command: | + | To output onto multiple lines: |
| <code awk> | <code awk> | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
| - | which will display something like: | + | returns: |
| < | < | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
| - | Again, this only prints out the lines from the file which contained the number 45. | + | <WRAP info> |
| + | **NOTE: | ||
| - | But also prints out a 2nd line because of the use of the semicolon. | + | * But also prints out a 2nd line because of the use of the semicolon. |
| + | |||
| + | </ | ||
| <WRAP info> | <WRAP info> | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
| - | which will display something like: | + | returns: |
| < | < | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
| - | which will display something like: | + | returns: |
| < | < | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
| - | The pipe symbol **|** is used to provide multiple patterns. | + | <WRAP info> |
| + | **NOTE: | ||
| + | </ | ||
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| ===== Match against specific field ===== | ===== Match against specific field ===== | ||
| - | To restrict the match to only a specific field, issue the following command: | + | To restrict the match to only a specific field: |
| <code awk> | <code awk> | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
| - | which will display something like: | + | returns: |
| < | < | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
| - | Note that this time Adam Ridley is not displayed even though the source file has a 48 as part of his record. | + | <WRAP info> |
| + | **NOTE: | ||
| - | The tilda ~ ties the match to a specific field. | + | * The tilda ~ ties the match to a specific field. |
| + | |||
| + | </ | ||
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| ===== Match not against a specific field ===== | ===== Match not against a specific field ===== | ||
| - | To have the match be the opposite of matching a specific field, issue the following command: | + | To have the match be the opposite of matching a specific field: |
| <code awk> | <code awk> | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
| - | which will display something like: | + | returns: |
| < | < | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
| - | The **exclamation mark** and **tilda** (!~) together informs to not match to a specific field. | + | <WRAP info> |
| + | **NOTE: | ||
| + | </ | ||
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| ===== Match in a Range ===== | ===== Match in a Range ===== | ||
| - | To have the match be the opposite of matching a specific field, issue the following command: | + | To have the match be the opposite of matching a specific field: |
| <code awk> | <code awk> | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
| - | which will display something like: | + | returns: |
| < | < | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
| - | This finds all fields with values between 42 and 48. | + | <WRAP info> |
| + | **NOTE: | ||
| + | </ | ||
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