https://scripter.co/categories/condition/Recent content in condition on A Scripter's Notesen-uskaushal.modi@gmail.com (Kaushal Modi)kaushal.modi@gmail.com (Kaushal Modi)Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:24:58 -0400Hugo -- gohugo.iohttps://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.htmlhttps://scripter.co/one-liner-if-else-in-awk/<p>Tiny snippets showing if/else use in <code>awk</code> ..</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash"><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="nb">echo</span> abc:def <span class="p">|</span> awk -F: <span class="s1">&#39;{ if ( $2 ) {print $2} else {print} }&#39;</span> </span></span></code></pre></div><p>Prints <code>def</code>.</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash"><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="nb">echo</span> abc <span class="p">|</span> awk -F: <span class="s1">&#39;{ if ( $2 ) {print $2} else {print} }&#39;</span> </span></span></code></pre></div><p>Prints <code>abc</code>.</p>awkconditiononelinerhttps://scripter.co/one-liner-if-else-in-awk/Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:00:53 -0400