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gawk 3.1.5

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3Starting with 2.15.6, gawk will preserve the value of NF and $0 for
4the last record read into the END rule(s). This is important to you
5if your program uses
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7 print
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9in an END rule to mean
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11 print ""
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13(i.e., print nothing). Examine your awk programs carefully to make sure
14that they use `print ""' instead of `print', otherwise you will get
15strange results.
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17If you send me email about this, without having read this
18file, I will yell at you.
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20Arnold Robbins
21arnold@gnu.org
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