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Re: [bug-gawk] Search for all the occurrences of the pattern in the stri
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arnold |
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Re: [bug-gawk] Search for all the occurrences of the pattern in the string |
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Fri, 27 May 2016 06:58:55 -0600 |
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"Andrew J. Schorr" <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi,
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> On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 05:18:46PM -0500, Ehsan Hajiramezanali wrote:
> > I want to search for all the occurrences of the pattern in a string.
> > However, 'match' only returns the first occurrence of the string.
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> Please take a look at the split() and patsplit() functions. Also, please
> consider whether this is a bug or a question that should instead be asked in
> the comp.lang.awk Usenet group.
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> Regards,
> Andy
Andy is on target here - the split and patsplit functions are what
you need.
Thanks,
Arnold