SunOS - awk -F does not work

[lhg1]

Hi

On a SunOs 5.10 this awk command does not work.

echo $0|awk -F "_" '{print $1}'

gives me this error

awk: syntax error near line 1
awk: bailing out near line 1

I don't know the awk version. What i looking for is an sed command that can do the same, or any other way of dooing it.

All i realy want to do is to get the echo everything before "_" out

ex.

>echo Hello_world|awk -F "_" '{print $1}'
Hello
>

Regards
Lars

 

[PHV]

What about this ?

echo Hello_world | nawk -F "_" '{print $1}'

Hope This Helps, PH.
FAQ219-2884
FAQ181-2886

 

[lhg1]

Perfect

Thanks

 

[Annihilannic]

Also this should work (note no space between -F and parameter):

echo $0| awk -F"_" '{print $1}'

Annihilannic.