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→INVESTIGATION 2: USING THE AWK UTILITY
# Issue the following linux pipeline command to display the '''car make''',<br>'''year''' and '''quantity''' of cars that '''begin''' with the '''letter 'f'''':<br><span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">awk '$1 ~ /^f/ {print $1,$2,$4}' cars.txt | tee awk-6.txt</span><br><br>[[Image:awk-4.png|thumb|right|400px|Using the awk command to display combined search results based on '''compound operators'''.]]Combined pattern searches can be made<br>by using '''compound operator''' symbols:<br><br>'''&&''' (and)<br>'''||''' (or)<br><br>
# Issue the following linux pipeline command to list all '''fords'''<br>whose '''price is greater than $10,000''':<br><span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">awk '$1 ~ /ford/ && $5 > 10000 {print $0}' cars.txt | tee awk-7.txt</span><br><br>
# Issue the following linux command ('''copy and paste''' to save time):<br><span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">wget <nowiki>https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~murray.saul/uli101/cars2.txt</nowiki></span><br><br>
# Issue the '''cat''' command to quickly view the contents of the '''cars.txt''' file.<br><br>
# Issue the following to run a checking script:<br><span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">bash /home/murray.saul/myscripts/week11-check-2</span><br><br>If you encounter errors, make corrections and '''re-run''' the checking script until you<br>receive a congratulations message, then you can proceed.<br><br>
:: After you complete the Review Questions sections to get additional practice,<br>then work on your '''online assignment 3, section 2: Awk & Sed'''<br><br>
