[HPADM] Awk and $PATH

From: SAbramson@Wabtec.com
Date: Thu Jan 29 2004 - 14:10:30 EST


Can someone tell me why:

        if this works:

                # echo $PATH | awk -F: '{print $1}'

                        /usr/sbin/

        why does't this work:

                # echo $PATH | awk -F: '{OFS="\n";print $0}'

        
/usr/sbin/:/usr/bin/:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/opt/ansic/bin:/usr/ccs/bin:/usr/con
trib/bin:/opt/fc/bin:/opt/fcms/bin:/opt/nettladm/bin:/opt/upgrade/bin:/opt/p
d/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/contrib/bin/X11:/opt/resmon/bin:/opt/pred/bin:/opt/h
parray/bin:/opt/perf/bin:/opt/ignite/bin:/opt/cxperf/bin:/opt/langtools/bin:
/opt/imake/bin://opt/perl/bin:/opt/aCC/bin:/opt/hpnp//bin:/opt/networker/bin
:/opt/graphics/common/bin:/opt/samba-2.2.5/source/bin:/sbin:/home/root:/usr/
emc/ECC/bin:/usr/symcli/bin:/usr/symmapps/vcm:/usr/local/bin:/home/saroot/bi
n:/opt/perf/bin:/usr/symcli/bin:/usr/symcli64/bin/

What I want to do, is separate each separate directory in $PATH on it's own
line.

        Stuart

Stuart Abramson | WABTEC Corp. | Wilmerding, PA
Off: 412/825-1434 | Cell: 412/417-1567 | email: sabramson@wabtec.com

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