> From: users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Adel ESSAFI > > [adel@localhost ~]$ C=g > [adel@localhost ~]$ awk -v c=$C '{ print $c }' coran.pls Drop the dollar sign from the awk print statement... awk -v C=$C '{print c}' coran.pls The dollar sign references the FIELD on the input. So $c will display the c'th field of the line; a more familiar example is NF, or the number of fields. By itself, NF, prints a number, but $NF prints the last field on the line. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines