Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 beta 3/9/83; site callan.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!ittvax!qumix!amd!dual!callan!achut From: achut@callan.UUCP (Achut Reddy) Newsgroups: net.unix Subject: Re: Re: Neophyte awk question(s) Message-ID: <267@callan.UUCP> Date: Tue, 9-Oct-84 13:50:19 EDT Article-I.D.: callan.267 Posted: Tue Oct 9 13:50:19 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 11-Oct-84 04:03:56 EDT References: <487@loral.UUCP>, <4363@utzoo.UUCP>, <146@desint.UUCP> Organization: Callan Data Systems, Westlake Village, CA Lines: 17 Hold on there. awk doesn't *require* parentheses for printf; spaces will do just fine. For more fun with awk, try the following: awk 'BEGIN { printf "The correct spelling is %ardvark\n" }' < /dev/null awk 'BEGIN { printf "This is your lucky number: %d\n", 123456789 }' < /dev/null (May not work on all versions of awk) "With awk, you can slice, serve, smash... you can do everything with awk!" "awk is your friend!" -- Achut Reddy @ Callan Data Systems ..!ihnp4!wlbr!callan!achut