gawk (was Re: variables in awk)

[Randal L. Schwartz @ Stonehenge]

In article <63720003 at hpl-opus.HP.COM>, steinbac at 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,
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