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Reputation: 4135

Awk lines between values

I have a similar infile:

1 And finally, monsieur, a wafer-thin mint.
2 Nah.
3 Oh, sir, it's only a tiny, little, thin one.
4 No. ****** off. I'm full.
5 Oh, sir. Hmm? It's only wafer thin.
6 Look. I couldn't eat another thing. I'm absolutely stuffed. Bugger off.
7 Oh, sir, just-- just one.
8 All right. Just one. 
9 Just the one, monsieur. Voilà.

command:

awk '$1 >1 && $1 < 4 || $1 > 5 && $1 < 8' infile

this should give me 

2 Nah.
3 Oh, sir, it's only a tiny, little, thin one.
6 Look. I couldn't eat another thing. I'm absolutely stuffed. Bugger off.
7 Oh, sir, just-- just one.

So this example works. But this command:

awk '$1 > 10510000 && $1 < 12390000 || $1 < 2709520 || $1 > 57443438 || $1 > 20680000 && < 20930000'

gives me this:

awk: $1 > 10510000 && $1 < 12390000 || $1 < 2709520 || $1 > 57443438 || $1 > 20680000 && < 20930000
awk:                                                                                     ^ syntax error

Upvotes: 0

Views: 93

Answers (2)

Chris Seymour
Chris Seymour

Reputation: 85795

Your second script is missing an operand exactly where the error message points too:

... || $1 > 20680000 && < 20930000
awk:                    ^ syntax error

This should be: 

... || $1 > 20680000 && $1 < 20930000

Upvotes: 1

Ed Morton
Ed Morton

Reputation: 203655

Your posted script has a syntax error at the position indicated by the error message:

awk: $1 > 10510000 && ... || $1 > 20680000 && < 20930000
awk:                                          ^ syntax error

because you have && < 20930000 instead of && $1 < 20930000, assuming it's $1 you want to compare.

Upvotes: 3

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