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For _actually_ comma separated values, just use awk -F , '...' Is this not what you mean? Edit: This comment might be helpful to you: https://news.ycombinator

For _actually_ comma separated values, just use awk -F , '...' Is this not what you mean? Edit: This comment might be helpful to you: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22110036 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22110036

doctor_eval 7y ago
The problem is that the field themselves can contain quotes ('"'), which escapes the comma. So the standard FS=/-f doesn't work properly. It looks like FPAT from your linked article is for gawk. Gawk is great, but it's not everywhere. Still - it's good to know. Thanks!