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search a string in a file
thx a stack Feherke, This works! export JOB_STREAM="SCC_DAILY_UPDATE" export SERVICE_NAME="" SERVICE_NAME=$(awk '$1==x {print $2}' x="${JOB_STREAM}" service_stream_mapping.dat) echo $SERVICE_NAME I'm a PL/SQL programmer and dislike doing anything in unix shell (may have to change due to... -
search a string in a file
I have a file, service_stream_mapping.dat, made of two columns, which looks something like this: PROCESS_A DAILY_UPDATE PROCESS_B DAILY_UPDATE PROCESS_C WEEKLY_UPDATE PROCESS_D MONTHLY_UPDATE PROCESS_E WEEKLY_UPDATE I would like to search the file using awk with a string that occurs somewhere...
