Bash Scripting - Text Processing in Scripts
What will be the output of this bash command?
echo "apple banana cherry" | awk '{print $2}'What will be the output of this bash command?
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Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:
Step 1: Understand the input and awk command
The input string is "apple banana cherry". Awk splits input by spaces and $2 refers to the second word.Step 2: Identify the second word
The second word is "banana".Final Answer:
banana -> Option DQuick Check:
awk $2 = second word = banana [OK]
Quick Trick: awk $2 prints the second word from input [OK]
Common Mistakes:
MISTAKES- Confusing $1 and $2 fields
- Expecting full line output
- Not splitting input by spaces
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