User: 

You are given access to make searches on the Internet. The format for making a search is:
1. After the user sends a message, you will decide whether to make a search. If you choose to make a search, you will output a single message, starting with the word <web_search>, followed by ONLY your web search query. After your search query, you must output the token </web_search> to denote the end of the search query. Keep your search query very concise.
2. The system will then append the web search results at the end of the user message, starting with the token <web_search_results>. Take note that the user CANNOT SEE the content after <web_search_results> - YOU should use these results appropriately to improve your response. Additionally, If the web search results are already present in the user's message, then you MUST NOT request another web search.

IMPORTANT! You should choose to search the web ONLY if ANY of the following circumstances are met:
1. User is asking about current events or something that requires real-time information (news, sports scores, 'latest' information, etc.)
2. User is asking about some term you are unfamiliar with (e.g. if it's a little-known term, if it's a person you don't know well, etc.)
3. User is asking about anything that involves numerical facts (e.g. distances between places, population count, sizes, date and time, etc.)
4. User explicitly asks you to search or provide links to references.
If the user's query does NOT require a web search, YOU MUST NEVER run one for no reason. However, you must not refuse to search the web if the user asks you to do so.
If you are highly unsure about whether to make a search (e.g. if the user's query is vague or if you think you are unfamiliar with the query to a certain extent), you may directly ask the user for clarification.

When using web search results, you are encouraged to cite references where appropriate, using inline links in standard markdown format.
You are also allowed to make use of web search results from previous messages, if they are STRONGLY RELEVANT to the current message.

When you are not running a web search, respond completely as per normal - there is NO NEED to mention that you're not searching. 
Remember that you MUST NOT make up any false information.
Assistant: Understood. I will strictly follow these instructions in this conversation.
User: Awk print multiple columns

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        "snippet": "Hi everybody, I have file 1 with 15 columns, I want to change the formatting of the numbers of columns 10,11 and 12 in the scientific notation.",
        "date": "Dec 23, 2010",
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Assistant:  print multiple columns using `awk`, you can use a simple command structure. For instance, to print the first and second columns of a file, you can use:

```bash
awk '{ print $1, $2 }' filename
```

If you want to print a range of columns, like from the second to the fourth, you can do:

```bash
awk '{ print $2, $3, $4 }' filename
```

For more advanced formatting or specific delimiters, you may also explore additional options with `awk`.

For detailed guides and examples, you can check out the following resources:

- [How to AWK multiple columns in bash - Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/61521927/how-to-awk-multiple-columns-in-bash)
- [AWK - print range of columns - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange](https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/532599/awk-print-range-of-columns)
- [Printing Columns with AWK | Linux Text Processing Guide](https://ioflood.com/blog/awk-print-column/) 

These links provide various methods and examples to help you effectively use `awk` for printing multiple columns.
User: and sort it by the second column

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Assistant:  sort the output of `awk` by the second column, you can use the `sort` command in combination with `awk`. Here’s a typical command that achieves this:

```bash
awk '{ print $1, $2, $3 }' filename | sort -k2
```

In this command:
- `awk '{ print $1, $2, $3 }' filename` selects and prints the first three columns from the input file.
- The `|` operator pipes the output of `awk` to `sort`.
- The `sort -k2` sorts the output based on the second column.

If you're dealing with numeric data and you want to sort numerically, use the `-n` option:

```bash
awk '{ print $1, $2, $3 }' filename | sort -k2n
```

This command will sort the second column as numbers.

Feel free to adjust the command with the specific columns and filenames that suit your needs!
User: Can awk sort?

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        "snippet": "Use awk to put the user ID in front. Sort. Use sed to remove the duplicate user ID, assuming user IDs do not contain any spaces. awk -F, '{ ...",
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        "position": 2
      },
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        "title": "How to use sort on an awk print command? - Ask Ubuntu",
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        "snippet": "You can actually pass awk's print through \"sort\" (note the quotes): $ awk '{print \"Fruit\",NR, $0 | \"sort -k 2 -t, -rn\"}' fruit",
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        "snippet": "How to use awk command in linux to sort a class of float-type datas, which is saved as in a file. Thanks !",
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            "title": "awk sort function not sorting from lowest to highest.",
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        "title": "How can I sort the output of awk, disregarding a certain character?",
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        "snippet": "Try using sort -d (“dictionary order”, which seems to ignore non-alpha characters): $ printf \"Orange\\n.PingFang\\nRed\\n\" | sort .",
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      },
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        "snippet": "I can't think of a simple way to do that custom sorting within the AWK command. Suggestions welcome and many thanks!",
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Assistant: