README.md

awk-boilerplate

A starting point for larger AWK scripts

Features:

• define required/optional parameters

• show usage when input is empty

    script.awk v1.0.0 - by peter@forret.com
    <https://github.com/pforret/awk-boilerplate>
    Purpose: Read data file 1 and filter it into data file 2
    Usage  : script.awk -v <option>=<value>
    Options:
    	-v input=<source file> (default: )
    	-v output=<result file> (default: )
    	-v steps=<number of steps> (default: 10)
    	-v verbose=<more information on stderr> (default: 0)
    	-v silent=<no information on stderr> (default: 0)
  

• functions for output: out() / debug() / progress()