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extract second field separated by space (space is the default separator)
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awk '{ print $2 }' 


extract second field separated by a tab
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awk -F'\t' '{ print $2 }' 


extract lines where second field is "TEST", separated by tab
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awk -F'\t' '($2=="TEST")'


extract second field where the third field is "TEST"
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awk '($3=="TEST") { print $2 }'

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