merlyn@intelob.intel.com (Randal L. Schwartz @ Stonehenge) (04/29/89)
In article <63720003@hpl-opus.HP.COM>, steinbac@hpl-opus (Gunter Steinbach) writes: | And sure enough, the last two input lines produced a "match" output. So | no problemo! | | However, I also tried the above with the "old" awk, and it produces a | "syntax error near line line". So you need the AT&T toolbox "nawk". Or, you can get the relatively free GNU awk, which supports an identical mechanism (in an apparently compatible syntax, amazing! :-) (Why do I keep being the one to tell people about GNU software... oh well...) Just another hacker, -- /=Randal L. Schwartz, Stonehenge Consulting Services (503)777-0095===\ { on contract to BiiN, Hillsboro, Oregon, USA, until 30 May 1989 } { <merlyn@intelob.intel.com> ...!uunet!tektronix!biin!merlyn } { or try <merlyn@agora.hf.intel.com> after 30 May 1989 } \=Cute quote: "Welcome to Oregon... home of the California Raisins!"=/