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gawk: Running gawk

 
 1.1 How to Run 'awk' Programs
 =============================
 
 There are several ways to run an 'awk' program.  If the program is
 short, it is easiest to include it in the command that runs 'awk', like
 this:
 
      awk 'PROGRAM' INPUT-FILE1 INPUT-FILE2 ...
 
    When the program is long, it is usually more convenient to put it in
 a file and run it with a command like this:
 
      awk -f PROGRAM-FILE INPUT-FILE1 INPUT-FILE2 ...
 
    This minor node discusses both mechanisms, along with several
 variations of each.
 

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· One-shot                    Running a short throwaway 'awk'
                                 program.
· Read Terminal               Using no input files (input from the keyboard
                                 instead).
· Long                        Putting permanent 'awk' programs in
                                 files.
· Executable Scripts          Making self-contained 'awk' programs.
· Comments                    Adding documentation to 'gawk'
                                 programs.
· Quoting                     More discussion of shell quoting issues.
 

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