Re: Forced output on screen

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>,
Ben  <benoit.bardet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I 'd like to know how to send an output in the Terminal.
>
>for example :
>$ awk -f example.awk toto.dat > OUT.dat

Assuming Unix, you can use /dev/tty:

END {
    print "You wrote " i " lines" > "/dev/tty"
}

>What is the command for replacing terminal, because I don't want my
>last sentence to be written in OUT.dat but in the screen, to inform
>the user.
>
>Thanks.

Note: You could also use standard error - there are pluses and minuses
to that.