How to pass shell variables to awk?

[Jonathan I. Kamens]

See posting <27852 at neptune.inf.ethz.ch>, wich subject "SUMMARY: using sh vars
in awk calls.", posted on April 5 in comp.unix.shell.

There is almost no difference between using sh variables in awk and using csh
variables in awk, so that posting should answer your question.

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