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From: bob@wyse.wyse.com (Bob McGowen x4312 dept208)
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Subject: Re: Exit Value from Awk
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Date: 18 Jul 90 16:08:10 GMT
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In article <1990Jul17.203037.22283@ccu.umanitoba.ca> mills@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Gary Mills) writes:
>
>Does anyone know how to set the exit code from awk within an awk
>script?  My AT&T and Sun manuals are silent on this.  I want to
>be able to do: `awk -f file file || cat file'.
>-- 
>-Gary Mills-             -University of Manitoba-             -Winnipeg-

Use the `exit' function:

   awk '{  # your code
	   if (some_condition)
	      exit 0
	   else
	      exit 1
	}' ...

Cheers- :-)

Bob McGowan  (standard disclaimer, these are my own ...)
Product Support, Wyse Technology, San Jose, CA
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