Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!uwmcsd1!nic.MR.NET!eta!rscott From: rscott@eta.unix.ETA.COM (Rich Scott) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: accessing shell variables from within awk? Message-ID: <473@diamond.unix.ETA.COM> Date: 19 Sep 88 20:54:14 GMT Distribution: na Organization: ETA Systems Inc., St. Paul, Mn. Lines: 13 How can I access a shell variable (to wit, a few environment variables) from within "awk"? I've tried various combinations of shell quoting, and whatnot, to no avail. Does any version of awk have a shortcut to get at it's environment? BTW, I'm running SunOS 3.5, if it matters much. --- Rich Scott uucp: {rutgers,amdahl,ihnp4}!meccts!eta!rscott ETA Systems domain: rscott@eta.eta.com Saint Paul, MN arpa: eta!rscott@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu -or- rscott@gonzo.eta.com "Heck-a-slammin'" - S. Easton/P.R. Nelson