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    What have you tried so far? Commented Nov 5, 2019 at 20:37
  • I have tried the following script: "{print "Number of fields in record #" NR " containing 'he': " index($0, "he")} and it doesn't work. I also tried gsub, but gsub counts every occurrence of 'he', not just the fields in which 'he' is found. Commented Nov 5, 2019 at 20:39
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    You need to iterate over the fields. This should help you. Commented Nov 5, 2019 at 20:42
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    Have you abandoned unix.stackexchange.com/questions/550529/… ? Commented Nov 5, 2019 at 20:45
  • @JohnMike also, please put your attempts & their results into your question, where they won't be overlooked. Commented Nov 5, 2019 at 20:46