# sum integers from a file or stdin, one integer per line:
printf '1\n2\n3\n' | awk '{ sum += $1} END {print sum}'

# using specific character as separator to sum integers from a file or stdin
printf '1:2:3' | awk -F ":" '{print $1+$2+$3}'

# print a multiplication table
seq 9 | sed 'H;g' | awk -v RS='' '{for(i=1;i<=NF;i++)printf("%dx%d=%d%s", i, NR, i*NR, i==NR?"\n":"\t")}'

# Specify output separator character
printf '1 2 3' | awk 'BEGIN {OFS=":"}; {print $1,$2,$3}'

# search for a paragraph containing string
awk -v RS='' '/42B/' file

# display only first column from multi-column text
echo "first-column  second-column  third-column" | awk '{print $1}'

# Use awk solo; without the need for something via STDIN.
awk BEGIN'{printf("Example text.\n")}'

# Accessing environment variables from within awk.
awk 'BEGIN{print ENVIRON["LS_COLORS"]}'

# One method to count the number of lines; in this case, read from STDIN.
free | awk '{i++} END{print i}'

# Output a (unique) list of available sections under which to create a DEB package.
awk '!A[$1]++{print($1)}' <<< "$(dpkg-query --show -f='${Section}\n')"

# Using process substitution (`<()` is NOT command substitution), with AWK and its
# associative array variables, we can print just column 2 for lines whose first
# column is equal to what's between the double-quotes.
awk '{NR!=1&&A[$1]=$2} END{print(A["Mem:"])}' <(free -h)
# While below is an easier and simpler solution to the above, it's not at all the
# same, and in other cases, the above is definitely preferable; more accurate.
awk '/^Mem:/{print($2)}' <(free -h)

# Output a unique-d list of uppercase-only, sigil-omitted variables used in [FILE].
awk '{for(F=0; F<NF; F++){if($F~/^\$[A-Z_]+$/){A[$F]++}}} END{for(I in A){X=substr(I, 2, length(I)); printf("%s\n", X)}}' [FILE]