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Re: [bug-gawk] gsub inbuilt function
From: |
Aharon Robbins |
Subject: |
Re: [bug-gawk] gsub inbuilt function |
Date: |
Sun, 23 Feb 2014 21:11:57 +0200 |
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> On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 10:26:19PM +0530, Ujjwal Kumar wrote:
> > Have a small query :
> > Why must the gsub function reduce number of white space between
> > fields to one ??
> >
> > This is sometimes undesirable and so I feel ideally it should leave
> > the rest of the string untouched.
From: "Andrew J. Schorr" <address@hidden>
> Can you please provide an example of awk code and data that
> cause the problem to which you are referring?
Along with an indication of which version of gawk you are using (from
gawk --version), and on what system.
Thanks,
Arnold