[VEGAN]

How can I use $variable IN SIDE `awk'?

The idea is that first



set variable1=one
set veriable2=two



and then use these variables something like this [it didn't quite work like this... maybe because of missing escape characters... but I can't figure it out...]



awk '{if ($1 ~ `echo $variable1`) print "`echo $variable2`"}' myfile.txt

[ranga]

Try this:

awk '{if ($1 ~ '$variable1') print "'$variable2'"}' myfile.txt

When you use the single quote, the shell treats all the special characters
such as $ and ` as ordinary characters. By using multiple sets of single quotes
you can get around this.

BTW, you don't need the echo command since the shell will automatically
substitute the value of a variable when you use the $ special character.

HTH,

--ranga

[VEGAN]

Doesn't really work...

However, adding about 10 `for' and `if' I managed to get my original try to work