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Gawk gsub puzzle
From: |
Celsus English |
Subject: |
Gawk gsub puzzle |
Date: |
Fri, 07 Jul 2006 17:19:44 +0000 |
I'm using GNU Awk 3.1.3.
Am I missing something here in this very simple test ? .....
Infile.txt contains
AAABBB
CCCDDD
AAACCC
BBBDDD
TestGAWK1.bat contains
gawk -f Changes.txt Infile.txt > Outfile.txt
Changes.txt contains
{gsub(/AAA/,"ZZZ");print}
When I run TestGAWK1.bat, Outfile.txt as expected contains
ZZZBBB
CCCDDD
ZZZCCC
BBBDDD
Now, the plot deepens ...
TestGAWK2.bat contains
gawk {gsub(/AAA/,"ZZZ");print} Infile.txt > Outfile.txt
When I run TestGAWK2.bat, Outfile.txt contains
BBB
CCCDDD
CCC
BBBDDD
The substitution didn't work ! Any help appreciated.
Regards,
Celsus English
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