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AWK - AWK Output

Display Tidy Output

Multiple commands can be passed together. For instance issue the following command:

awk '/45/ {print $2,$3,$4} {print $1": "$5"\n"}' /sharewiz/awk/test.txt

which will display something like:

Peter Terence Roux
10: 45

Virginia Genevive Roux
11: 45

12: 5

13: 48

14: 16

48: 23

Certain escape sequences are supported, including:

Character	Details
\\	A literal backslash.
\b	Backspace.
\f	Formfeed.
\n	New line.
\r	Carriage return.
\t	Horizontal tab.
\v	Vertical tab.
\xhh	Hex digits where hh represents the hex digits. E.g. \x2F

Additional text can be added to lines. For instance issue the following command:

awk '/45/ {print "NAME: "$2,$3,$4 "\tAGE: "$5}' /sharewiz/awk/test.txt

which will display something like:

NAME: Peter Terence Roux	AGE: 45
NAME: Virginia Genevive Roux	AGE: 45

The values between double quotes can be anything.

For more complex manipulation of text issue the following command:

awk '/45/ {printf ("%s %d %x %s\n", $2,$5,$5,"x")}' /sharewiz/awk/test.txt

which will display something like:

Peter 45 2d x
Virginia 45 2d x

The printf command can be used to handle more complex output requirements.

This is the list of specifications supported by the printf command:

Specification	Details
%c	Prints a single ASCII character.
%d	Prints a decimal number.
%e	Prints a scientific notation representation of numbers.
%f	Prints a floating-point representation.
%g	Prints %e or %f; whichever is shorter.
%o	Prints an unsigned octal number.
%s	Prints an ASCII string.
%x	Prints an unsigned hexadecimal number.
%%	Prints a percent sign; no conversion is performed.