#!/usr/bin/awk -f # converts feet and inches into millimeters and outputs the cm into mm # usage: ./parseActual.awk < actual.txt > actual_mm.txt { if($1 != "#" ){ split($0,a,"\t") mm=(a[2]*12 + a[3])*25.4 printf("%d\t%d\t%d\n", a[1],mm,(a[4]*10)) } else { print $0 } }