Linux Shells by Example

7.12. Review

% cat datafile
					northwest     NW     Joel Craig       3.0     .98     3      4
					western       WE     Sharon Kelly     5.3     .97     5     23
					southwest     SW     Chris Foster     2.7     .8      2     18
					southern      SO     May Chin         5.1     .95     4     15
					southeast     SE     Derek Johnson    4.0     .7      4     17
					eastern       EA     Susan Beal       4.4     .84     5     20
					northeast     NE     TJ Nichols       5.1     .94     3     13
					north         NO     Val Shultz       4.5     .89     5      9
					central       CT     Sheri Watson     5.7     .94     5     13
				

Example 7.79.

% awk '{if ( $8 > 15 ){ print $3 " has a high rating"}\ else print $3 "---NOT A COMPETITOR---"}'datafile Joel---NOT A COMPETITOR--- Sharon has a high rating Chris has a high rating May---NOT A COMPETITOR--- Derek has a high rating Susan has a high rating TJ---NOT A COMPETITOR--- Val---NOT A COMPETITOR--- Sheri---NOT A COMPETITOR---

Explanation

The if statement is an action statement. ...