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Re:Modernizing AWK, a 45-year old language, by adding CSV su... by adamgordonbell on Thursday May 12, 2022 @10:26AM (#31354704)
It's somewhat a chore to use but gawkextlib has a CSV extension. so you can do this in gawk if the extension is loaded.

    @include "csv"
    BEGIN { CSVMODE = 1 }
    { print $2 }
https://earthly.dev/blog/awk-csv/#gawkextlib
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