AWK is not able to split a line when seperator is |||

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Let's assume I have a file as follows (file.txt):

My name is John ||| Second part of example.

To get the first part (till |||)

I did the following:

awk -F '|||' '{print $1}' file.txt

However, this command gives me the whole line.

How can I get the portion of each line until ||| ?

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1 Answers

This should work:

awk -F"[|][|][|]" '{print $1}' file
My name is John

Second part

awk -F"[|][|][|]" '{print $2}' file
 Second part of example.

And as @glenn shows:

awk -F"[|]{3}" '{print $1}' file
My name is John
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