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How to parse a key-value pair list with AWK

#awk #parse #shell #oneliner

A simple example, using env as input:

$ env | grep EDITOR
EDITOR=vim
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$ env | awk -F= '{a[$1]=$2} END {print(a["EDITOR"])}'
vim
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It's way easier to just do echo $EDITOR though.

But sometimes it's not so easy:

$ xdotool getactivewindow getwindowgeometry --shell | awk -F= '{a[$1]=$2} END {print(a["WIDTH"])}'
1430
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If you want to get the current window's width.

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