I have the following .awk script:
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#!/usr/bin/gawk -f
BEGIN { FS = "|" }
{ print $1 > "names.txt"
print $2 > "addrs.txt" }
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and this test file (mwe.txt):
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Alice|al...@aol.com
Bob|b...@bostonbeans.org
Carol|ca...@carboncopy.net
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Running the script on this data file throws an error immediately after the
field separator:
$ gawk -f mwe.txt
gawk: mwe.txt:1: Alice|al...@aol.com
gawk: mwe.txt:1: ^ syntax error
gawk: mwe.txt:2: Bob|b...@bostonbeans.org
gawk: mwe.txt:2: ^ syntax error
gawk: mwe.txt:3: Carol|ca...@carboncopy.net
gawk: mwe.txt:3: ^ syntax error
What have I done incorrectly?
TIA,
Rich
