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How to parse fields out of a text file and write them to another file

I have executed a database command and have generated an output file of the results. Each field name starts with dbt_xxxxxx Each field value is the value after the equal sign. how can I parse the file ...
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merging files and getting column values based on id field

bash-3.2$ cat sample.log sample.log.1 sample.log.2 ID COL1 COL2 COL4 1 col1 col2 col4 2 c1 c2 c4 3 co1 co2 co4 ID COL3 COL1 1 col3 col1 2 c3 c1 3 co3 co1 ID COL1 COL2 COL3 1 col1 ...
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$2 (field reference) in awk BEGIN is not working

In the following snippet, $2 in awk is returning empty. What am I doing wrong? I am trying to find the difference between MAX and MIN. #!/bin/ksh if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then echo "Usage: sh ...
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Efficient way of comparing in awk

#!/bin/awk BEGIN { while(getline var < compareTo > 0) { orderIds[var]=var; } } { if(orderIds[$0] == "") { print $0; ...
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To list out duplicate filenames in a listing?

bash-3.00$ cat f.txt -rw-r--r-- 1 mukesh other 102 Nov 5 18:32 f1.txt -rw-r--r-- 1 mukesh other 19 Nov 5 18:32 f2.txt -rw-r--r-- 1 mukesh other 204 Nov 5 18:32 ...
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Help improving my AWK skills

This program works as I intended but I feel like I used some clumsy methods to get the out put I desired(especially with my use of print commands and variable declarations) Could some one improve ...