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--- linux_wiki:awk [2016/03/28 22:15]
billdozor [Awk]
+++ linux_wiki:awk [2019/05/25 23:50] (current)
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 Gawk is the GNU Project's implementation of the AWK programming language.
-I typically stick to using gawk and in most cases, awk is a symlink to gawk.
+In most cases, awk is a symlink to gawk.
-This page will contain useful gawk commands as I run into them.
 **Checklist**
   * Distro(s): Any
-  * gawk installed
+  * Software: awk/gawk installed
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 </code>
+----
+===== Print Line After Match =====
+Search for a regex string and print the line AFTER the match.
+<code bash>
+awk '/mystring/ { getline; print }'
+</code>
+  * mystring => regex string to search for
+  * getline => set the line $0 to the next line
+  * print => print the line
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