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| d.c., see "dark corner" | Dark Corners |
| dark corner | Dark Corners |
| dark corner | Advanced Notes: Escape Sequences for Metacharacters |
| dark corner | 4.1 How Input Is Split into Records |
| dark corner | Advanced Notes: RS = "\0" Is Not Portable |
| dark corner | 4.4 Changing the Contents of a Field |
| dark corner | 4.5.2 Making Each Character a Separate Field |
| dark corner | Advanced Notes: Changing FS Does Not Affect the Fields |
| dark corner | 4.7 Multiple-Line Records |
| dark corner | 4.8.9 Points About getline to Remember |
| dark corner | 5.4 Controlling Numeric Output with print |
| dark corner | 5.5.2 Format-Control Letters |
| dark corner | 5.5.3 Modifiers for printf Formats |
| dark corner | Advanced Notes: Using close's Return Value |
| dark corner | 6.2 Using Regular Expression Constants |
| dark corner | 6.2 Using Regular Expression Constants |
| dark corner | 6.3.2 Assigning Variables on the Command Line |
| dark corner | 6.4 Conversion of Strings and Numbers |
| dark corner | Advanced Notes: Syntactic Ambiguities Between `/=' and Regular Expressions |
| dark corner | 6.9 True and False in awk |
| dark corner | 7.4.5 The break Statement |
| dark corner | 7.4.6 The continue Statement |
| dark corner | 7.4.9 The exit Statement |
| dark corner | 7.5.2 Built-in Variables That Convey Information |
| dark corner | Advanced Notes: Changing NR and FNR |
| dark corner | 8.8 Using Uninitialized Variables as Subscripts |
| dark corner | 9.1.3 String Manipulation Functions |
| dark corner | 12.1 Invoking awk |
| dark corner | 12.3 Other Command-Line Arguments |
| dark corner | Glossary |
| data files, non-readable, skipping | 13.3.3 Checking for Readable Data Files |
| data files, readable, checking | 13.3.3 Checking for Readable Data Files |
| data-driven languages | 2. Getting Started with awk |
| data-driven languages | D.1 What a Program Does |
| dates, converting to timestamps | 9.1.5 Using gawk's Timestamp Functions |
| Davies, Stephen | A.6 Major Contributors to gawk |
| Davies, Stephen | B.5 Reporting Problems and Bugs |
| dcgettext built-in function | 9.1.7 Using gawk's String Translation Functions |
| dcgettext built-in function | 10.3 Internationalizing awk Programs |
| dcgettext user-defined function | 10.4.3 awk Portability Issues |
| deadlock | 11.2 Two-Way Communications with Another Process |
| decrement operators | 6.8 Increment and Decrement Operators |
| default action | 2.3 Some Simple Examples |
| default pattern | 2.3 Some Simple Examples |
| defining functions | 9.2.1 Function Definition Syntax |
| Deifik, Scott | Acknowledgments |
| Deifik, Scott | A.6 Major Contributors to gawk |
| Deifik, Scott | B.5 Reporting Problems and Bugs |
| delete statement | 8.6 The delete Statement |
| deleting elements of arrays | 8.6 The delete Statement |
| deleting entire arrays | 8.6 The delete Statement |
| deprecated features | 12.5 Obsolete Options and/or Features |
| deprecated options | 12.5 Obsolete Options and/or Features |
| differences between gawk and awk | 3.6 Case Sensitivity in Matching |
| differences between gawk and awk | 4.1 How Input Is Split into Records |
| differences between gawk and awk | 4.1 How Input Is Split into Records |
| differences between gawk and awk | Advanced Notes: RS = "\0" Is Not Portable |
| differences between gawk and awk | 4.5.2 Making Each Character a Separate Field |
| differences between gawk and awk | 4.8 Explicit Input with getline |
| differences between gawk and awk | 4.8.7 Using getline from a Coprocess |
| differences between gawk and awk | 4.8.9 Points About getline to Remember |
| differences between gawk and awk | 5.5.3 Modifiers for printf Formats |
| differences between gawk and awk | 5.6 Redirecting Output of print and printf |
| differences between gawk and awk | 5.6 Redirecting Output of print and printf |
| differences between gawk and awk | 5.7.1 Special Files for Standard Descriptors |
| differences between gawk and awk | 5.8 Closing Input and Output Redirections |
| differences between gawk and awk | Advanced Notes: Using close's Return Value |
| differences between gawk and awk | 6.1.1 Numeric and String Constants |
| differences between gawk and awk | 6.2 Using Regular Expression Constants |
| differences between gawk and awk | 6.5 Arithmetic Operators |
| differences between gawk and awk | 6.12 Conditional Expressions |
| differences between gawk and awk | 7.1.4.2 Input/Output from BEGIN and END Rules |
| differences between gawk and awk | 7.4.8 Using gawk's nextfile Statement |
| differences between gawk and awk | 7.5.1 Built-in Variables That Control awk |
| differences between gawk and awk | 7.5.1 Built-in Variables That Control awk |
| differences between gawk and awk | 7.5.3 Using ARGC and ARGV |
| differences between gawk and awk | 8.6 The delete Statement |
| differences between gawk and awk | 9.1.1 Calling Built-in Functions |
| differences between gawk and awk | 9.1.3 String Manipulation Functions |
| differences between gawk and awk | 9.1.3 String Manipulation Functions |
| differences between gawk and awk | 9.1.3 String Manipulation Functions |
| differences between gawk and awk | 9.1.3 String Manipulation Functions |
| differences between gawk and awk | 9.1.3 String Manipulation Functions |
| differences between gawk and awk | 12.4 The AWKPATH Environment Variable |
| directory search | 12.4 The AWKPATH Environment Variable |
| directory search | 14.3.9 An Easy Way to Use Library Functions |
| directory search | B.3.3.3 Using gawk on PC Operating Systems |
| directory search | B.3.4.3 Running gawk on VMS |
| division | 6.5 Arithmetic Operators |
| do-while statement | 7.4.3 The do-while Statement |
| documentation, online | The GNU Project and This Book |
| documenting awk programs | 2.1.5 Comments in awk Programs |
| documenting awk programs | 13.1 Naming Library Function Global Variables |
| double-precision floating-point, definition of | D.2 Data Values in a Computer |
| Drepper, Ulrich | Acknowledgments |
| dupnode internal function | C.3.1 A Minimal Introduction to gawk Internals |
| dupword.awk program | 14.3.1 Finding Duplicated Words in a Document |
| dynamic profiling | 11.5 Profiling Your awk Programs |
| dynamic regular expressions | 3.8 Using Dynamic Regexps |
| dynamic regular expressions with embedded newlines | Advanced Notes: Using \n in Character Lists of Dynamic Regexps |
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| EBCDIC | 13.2.5 Translating Between Characters and Numbers |
| egrep utility | 3.4 Using Character Lists |
| egrep utility | 14.2.2 Searching for Regular Expressions in Files |
| egrep.awk program | 14.2.2 Searching for Regular Expressions in Files |
| element assignment | 8.3 Assigning Array Elements |
| element of array | 8.2 Referring to an Array Element |
| emaill address for bug reports, bug-gawk@gnu.org | B.5 Reporting Problems and Bugs |
| embedded newlines, in dynamic regexps | Advanced Notes: Using \n in Character Lists of Dynamic Regexps |
| EMISTERED | 11.3 Using gawk for Network Programming |
| empty action | 2.3 Some Simple Examples |
| empty pattern | 7.1.5 The Empty Pattern |
| empty program | 12.1 Invoking awk |
| empty string | 4.1 How Input Is Split into Records |
| empty string | 4.5.1 Using Regular Expressions to Separate Fields |
| empty string | 6.4 Conversion of Strings and Numbers |
| empty string | 6.9 True and False in awk |
| empty string, definition of | D.2 Data Values in a Computer |
| END special pattern | 7.1.4 The BEGIN and END Special Patterns |
| endfile user-defined function | 13.3.1 Noting Data File Boundaries |
| endgrent user-defined function | 13.6 Reading the Group Database |
| endpwent user-defined function | 13.5 Reading the User Database |
| ENVIRON variable | 7.5.2 Built-in Variables That Convey Information |
| environment variable, AWKPATH | 12.4 The AWKPATH Environment Variable |
| environment variable, POSIXLY_CORRECT | 12.2 Command-Line Options |
| epoch, definition of | Glossary |
| equivalence classes | 3.4 Using Character Lists |
| ERRNO variable | 4.8 Explicit Input with getline |
| ERRNO variable | 7.5.2 Built-in Variables That Convey Information |
| errors, common | Advanced Notes: Backslash Before Regular Characters |
| errors, common | 3.8 Using Dynamic Regexps |
| errors, common | 4.5 Specifying How Fields Are Separated |
| errors, common | 5.2 Examples of print Statements |
| errors, common | 5.6 Redirecting Output of print and printf |
| errors, common | 5.7.1 Special Files for Standard Descriptors |
| errors, common | 6.5 Arithmetic Operators |
| errors, common | 6.6 String Concatenation |
| errors, common | 6.10 Variable Typing and Comparison Expressions |
| errors, common | 9.1.3 String Manipulation Functions |
| errors, common | 12.2 Command-Line Options |
| escape processing, sub et. al. | 9.1.3.1 More About `\' and `&' with sub, gsub, and gensub |
| escape sequence notation | 3.2 Escape Sequences |
| evaluation, order of | 6.6 String Concatenation |
| evaluation, order of | Advanced Notes: Operator Evaluation Order |
| evaluation, order of | 9.1.1 Calling Built-in Functions |
| examining fields | 4.2 Examining Fields |
| executable scripts | 2.1.4 Executable awk Programs |
| exit statement | 7.4.9 The exit Statement |
| exp built-in function | 9.1.2 Numeric Functions |
| expand utility | 2.3 Some Simple Examples |
| explicit input | 4.8 Explicit Input with getline |
| exponentiation | 6.5 Arithmetic Operators |
| expression | 6. Expressions |
| expression, assignment | 6.7 Assignment Expressions |
| expression, boolean | 6.11 Boolean Expressions |
| expression, comparison | 6.10 Variable Typing and Comparison Expressions |
| expression, conditional | 6.12 Conditional Expressions |
| expression, matching | 6.10 Variable Typing and Comparison Expressions |
| extension built-in function | C.3.2.3 Integrating the Extensions |
| extensions, Bell Laboratories awk | A.4 Extensions in the Bell Laboratories awk |
| extensions, mawk | B.6 Other Freely Available awk Implementations |
| extract.awk program | 14.3.7 Extracting Programs from Texinfo Source Files |
| extraction, of marked strings (internationalization) | 10.4.1 Extracting Marked Strings |
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