# Basic syntax: awk 'BEGIN {if(condition) outcome}' # if awk 'BEGIN {if(condition_1) outcome_1; else outcome_2}' # if else awk 'BEGIN {if(condition_1) outcome_1; else if(condition_2) outcome_2}' # if else if # Example usage: awk 'BEGIN {if(2>3) print "1_is_true"; else print 6}' --> 6 # For multi-line and ternary operator syntax, see source