[Solved] You have a file records.txt with lines like:id,name,age,city 1,Alice,28,NY 2,Bob,35,LAWrite an awk command to print only the name and city fields. | Bash Scripting

Bash Scripting - Text Processing in Scripts

You have a file records.txt with lines like:

id,name,age,city
1,Alice,28,NY
2,Bob,35,LA

Write an awk command to print only the name and city fields.

Aawk '{print $2, $4}' records.txt

Bawk -F: '{print $2, $4}' records.txt

Cawk -F, '{print $2, $4}' records.txt

Dawk -F, '{print $1, $3}' records.txt

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Identify field separator
The file uses commas, so set -F, to split fields by comma.
Step 2: Identify fields to print
Name is field 2, city is field 4, so print $2 and $4.
Final Answer:
awk -F, '{print $2, $4}' records.txt -> Option C
Quick Check:
Comma separator, print $2 and $4 [OK]

Quick Trick: Match -F to separator, print needed fields [OK]

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