cgi example using awk:

server-side file.csv...

# name, email, address, region

Moe,moe@microsoft.nul,123 Maple St,Anywhere USA
Larry,larry@mit.edu,Hofgartenstr 8,80539 Munchen
Curly,curly@butterbean.io,1001 Ventura Blvd,Los Angeles CA

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server-side cgi script...

#!/bin/sh

awk '

BEGIN {
FS = ","
print "Content-type: text/plain"
print ""
split(ENVIRON["QUERY_STRING"], a, "&")
b = a[1]
sub(/^name=/, "", b)
}

{
if (tolower($1) ~ tolower(b)) {
print $1 " <" $2 ">"
for(x = 3; x <= NF; x++) print $x
++e
}
}

END {if(!e) print b " not listed..."}' /var/www/cgi-bin/buddy.csv

# eof

browser query: http://192.168.56.117/cgi-bin/buddy.awk?name=moe

output...

Moe <moe@microsoft.nul>
123 Maple St
Anywhere USA

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unix shell script using wget...

#!/bin/sh

IPA="192.168.56.117"

[ $# -eq 0 ] && {
cat <<ERR

error no argument specified...
usage example: buddy.sh curly

ERR
exit 1
}

wget -qO- http://$IPA/cgi-bin/buddy.awk?name="$*"

# eof

command line query: buddy.sh larry

output...

Larry <larry@mit.edu>
Hofgartenstr 8
80539 Munchen

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win cmd script using wget...

@echo off

set IPA="192.168.56.117"

if "%~1"=="" goto end

wget -qO- http://%IPA%/cgi-bin/buddy.awk?name="%*"

exit /b 0

:end

(
echo error no argument specified...
echo usage example: buddy.cmd curly
)

:: eof

command line query: buddy.cmd curly

output...

Curly <curly@butterbean.io>
1001 Ventura Blvd
Los Angeles CA

--
:wq
Mike Sanders