AWK multiple fields separators

Shell Programming and Scripting
1

I need to print the second field of a file, taking spaces, tab and = as field separators.

; for 16-bit app support
[fonts]
[extensions]
[mci extensions]
[files]
[Mail]
MAPI=1
CMC=1
CMCDLLNAME32=mapi32.dll
CMCDLLNAME=mapi.dll
MAPIX=1
MAPIXVER=1.0.0.1
OLEMessaging=1
[MCI Extensions.BAK]
asf=MPEGVideo
asx=MPEGVideo
ivf=MPEGVideo
m3u=MPEGVideo
mp2v=MPEGVideo
mp3=MPEGVideo
mpv2=MPEGVideo
wax=MPEGVideo
wm=MPEGVideo
wma=MPEGVideo
wmv=MPEGVideo
wvx=MPEGVideo
[WinZip]
Note-1=This section is required only to install the optional WinZip Internet Browser Support build 0231.
Note-2=Removing this section of the win.ini will have no effect except preventing installation of WinZip Internet Browser Support build 0231.
win32_version=R6.3-8.0
[OLFax Ports]
OLFModem=C:\Archivos de programa\Microsoft Office\Office\3082\WFXMSRVR.EXE,WFXMSRVR,WFXOUTLOOKSMTPPOP3, 60
[Remedy]
AppName=ARUSER-SERVER
ProgramPath=C:\ARCHIV~1\Remedy\aruser.exe DDECall C:\ARCHIV~1\Remedy
AppName=ARUSER-SERVER
ProgramPath=c:\APPS\remedy\aruser.exe DDECall c:\APPS\remedy
AppName=ARUSER-SERVER
ProgramPath=c:\APPS\remedy\aruser.exe DDECall c:\APPS\remedy
AppName=ARUSER-SERVER
ProgramPath=c:\APPS\remedy\aruser.exe DDECall c:\APPS\remedy
[Solitario]
Opciones=91
[SciCalc]
layout=0
[winvoid]
SpaceOK=No
WriteOK=No
[MAPI 1.0 Time Zone]
Bias==168
StandardName==Hora est�ndar central
StandardBias==0
StandardStart==00000400010002000000000000000000
DaylightName==Hora de verano central
DaylightBias==0
DaylightStart==00000400010002000000000000000000
ActiveTimeBias==168
DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet==1

I tried with

nawk "BEGIN {FS = [\ \t\=]+/} {print $2}" file

but it doesn't separate the fields with =, only does it with whitespaces. I just need to print a String per register using = and withspaces as field separators.
I want to print something like this:

for


extensions]


1
1
mapi32.dll
mapi.dll
1
1.0.0.1
1
Extensions.BAK
MPEGVideo
MPEGVideo
MPEGVideo
MPEGVideo
MPEGVideo
MPEGVideo
MPEGVideo
MPEGVideo
MPEGVideo
MPEGVideo
MPEGVideo
MPEGVideo

This
Removing
R6.3-8.0

C:\Archivos de programa\Microsoft Office\Office\3082\WFXMSRVR.EXE,WFXMSRVR,WFXOUTLOOKSMTPPOP3,

ARUSER-SERVER
C:\ARCHIV~1\Remedy\aruser.exe
ARUSER-SERVER
c:\APPS\remedy\aruser.exe
ARUSER-SERVER
c:\APPS\remedy\aruser.exe
ARUSER-SERVER
c:\APPS\remedy\aruser.exe

91

0

No
No
1.0
168
Hora
0
00000400010002000000000000000000
Hora
0
00000400010002000000000000000000
168
1
2 
awk -F "[ =\t]" '{print $2}' file

Check if this helps,
PL

3

ty it worked just as i wanted =D:)