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Asked: 2026-06-17T15:36:42+00:00

can a user input variable($userinput) compare with a value? awk -F: ‘$1 < $userinput

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can a user input variable($userinput) compare with a value?

awk -F:  '$1 < $userinput { printf .... }'

This comparison expression seems ok to me, but it gives an error?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Try doing this :

    awk -vuserinput="$userinput" -F: '$1 < userinput {}'

    A real example :

    read -p "Give me an integer >>> " int
awk -v input=$int '$1 < input {print $1, "is less than", input}' <<< 1
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