I‘m trying to match words using GNU awk command and getting the following error:
echo 'foo bar this that blah' | awk '{gsub("\<regex-word\>", "NEW-WORD");print}'
But getting the following warning on screen and it is not working:
awk: warning: escape sequence `\' treated as plain `>'
How do I fix this problem under Unix like operating systems?
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| Difficulty level | Easy |
| Root privileges | No |
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{gsub("\\<regex-word\\>", "NEW-WORD");
In this example:
echo 'foo bar this that blah' | awk '{gsub("\\<regex-word\\>", "NEW-WORD");print}'
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