bash, find nearest next value, forward and backward

Question

I have a data.txt file

1    2     3    4      5       6        7   
cat data.txt
13 245 1323 10.1111 10.2222 60.1111 60.22222
13 133 2325 11.2222 11.333  61.         


        

Answer 1

Try this:

$ cat tst.awk
{
    if ($fld > tgt) {
        del = $fld - tgt
        if ( (del < minGtDel) || (++gtHit == 1) ) {
            minGtDel = del
            minGtVal = $fld
        }
    }
    else if ($fld < tgt) {
        del = tgt - $fld
        if ( (del < minLtDel) || (++ltHit == 1) ) {
            minLtDel = del
            minLtVal = $fld
        }
    }
    else {
        minEqVal = $fld
    }
}
END {
    print (minGtVal == "" ? "NaN" : minGtVal)
    print (minLtVal == "" ? "NaN" : minLtVal)
    print (minEqVal == "" ? "NaN" : minEqVal)
}

.

$ awk -v fld=4 -v tgt=11.6667 -f tst.awk file
12.3333
11.2222
NaN

$ awk -v fld=6 -v tgt=62.9997 -f tst.awk file
63.4444
62.3333
NaN

$ awk -v fld=6 -v tgt=62.3333 -f tst.awk file
63.4444
61.2222
62.3333