Why does this work:
awk -v s="this is a string" 'index($0, s)' file
while the following doesn't?
s="this is a string"
awk -v s=$s 'index($0, s)' file
How do I search for a string with spaces in it?
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I figured it out. Had to use double quotes:
awk -v s="$s" 'index($0, s)' file