# form2 - format countries by continent, pop. den. BEGIN { FS = ":" printf("%-15s %-10s %10s %7s %12s\n", "CONTINENT", "COUNTRY", "POPULATION", "AREA", "POP. DEN.") } { if ($1 != prev) { print "" prev = $1 } else $1 = "" printf("%-15s %-10s %7d %10d %10.1f\n", $1, $2, $3, $4, $5) }