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  1. BEGIN and END causing syntax error in gawk
  2. args=("$0")
  3. gawk -v var=0 '{
  4.  *do stuff based on input file
  5.  *stuff gets assigned to var
  6.  *END{ print var}
  7. }' ${args[0]}
  8.        
  9. gawk: cmd. line:x:    END { ... }
  10. gawk: cmd. line:x:    ^ syntax error
  11.        
  12. args=("$0")
  13. gawk -v var=0 '{
  14.  #do stuff based on input file
  15.  #stuff gets assigned to var
  16. }
  17. END{ print var}' ${args[0]}