Import variables in to awk.

[Gunter Steinbach]

> / hpl-opus:comp.unix.questions / warner at unc.cs.unc.edu (Byron Warner)
> / 1:15 pm Nov 14, 1989 /

> My questions is how do you import csh variables into an awk script.

> [ deleted ]

> awk -F: -f foo /etc/passwd import='hello

The variable assignment has to come before the input file name.

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