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Index: A
- a command (sed)
: 5.5. Append, Insert, and Change
- abort statement (tawk)
: 11.3.2.1. Tawk language extensions
- acronym processor (example)
: 8.5. An Acronym Processor
- addition (+) operator
: 7.6. Expressions
- addresses, line
     
  - 2.1. Awk, by Sed and Grep, out of Ed
  
- 4.2. A Global Perspective on Addressing
  
- 5.1. About the Syntax of sed Commands
  
- addressing by pattern
  
    
    - 2.1. Awk, by Sed and Grep, out of Ed
    
- A.2.1. Pattern Addressing
  
  
  - printing with =
: 5.9. Print Line Number
 
- adj script (example)
: 13.5. adj - Adjust Lines for Text Files
- alignment of output fields
: 7.9. Formatted Printing
- ampersand (&)
   
  - && (logical AND) operator
: 7.8. Relational and Boolean Operators
  
- in replacement text
  
  
    - 5.3. Substitution
    
- 5.3.1. Replacement Metacharacters
  
  
- anchors
 
  - 3.2. A Line-Up of Characters
  
- 3.2.7. Positional Metacharacters
  
- AND (&&) operator
: 7.8. Relational and Boolean Operators
- append command
: (see a command (sed))
- ARGC variable
: 8.6. System Variables That Are Arrays
- ARGI variable (tawk)
: 11.3.2.1. Tawk language extensions
- ARGIND variable (gawk)
: 11.2.3.8. Additional variables
- ARGV variable
: 8.6. System Variables That Are Arrays
      
  - ARGI variable with (tawk)
: 11.3.2.1. Tawk language extensions
  
- ARGIND variable with (gawk)
: 11.2.3.8. Additional variables
  
- arithmetic functions
 
  - 9.1. Arithmetic Functions
  
- 11.1.10. Functions
  
- arithmetic operators, awk
: 7.6. Expressions
- arrays
  
  - 8.4. Arrays
  
- 11.1.8. Arrays
  
- B.2.5.4. Arrays
  
- deleting elements of
  
    
    - 8.4.6. Deleting Elements of an Array
    
- 11.1.8. Arrays
    
- 11.2.1.1. Deleting all elements of an array
  
   
  - multidimensional
  
 
    - 8.5.1. Multidimensional Arrays
    
- 11.3.2.1. Tawk language extensions
  
  
  - parsing strings into elements
  
 
    - 8.4.4. Using split() to Create Arrays
    
- 11.2.1.2. Obtaining individual characters
  
  
  - sorting elements in (tawk)
: 11.3.2.1. Tawk language extensions
  
- splitting
: 11.2.1.2. Obtaining individual characters
  
- system variables that are
: 8.6. System Variables That Are Arrays
  
- testing for membership in
: 8.4.2. Testing for Membership in an Array
    
- assigning input to variables
: 10.1.2. Assigning the Input to a Variable
- assignment operators, awk
: 7.6. Expressions
- associative arrays
: 8.4.1. Associative Arrays
- asterisk (*)
    
  - ** (exponentiation) operator
: 7.6. Expressions
  
- **= (assignment) operator
: 7.6. Expressions
  
- *= (assignment) operator
: 7.6. Expressions
  
- as metacharacter
  
    
    - 3.1. That's an Expression
    
- 3.2.5. Repeated Occurrences of a Character
  
  
  - multiplication operator
: 7.6. Expressions
 
- automatic edits
: 4.4.4. Edits To Go
- awk
  
  - 1.3. A Pattern-Matching Programming Language
  
- 2.1. Awk, by Sed and Grep, out of Ed
  
- 2.4. Using awk
  
- 11.1. Original awk
  
- arrays
: (see arrays)
  
- built-in functions
: 11.1.10. Functions
  
- built-in variables
  
       
    - 7.7. System Variables
    
- 11.1.11. Built-In Variables
  
  
  - command-line syntax
  
 
    - 2.2. Command-Line Syntax
    
- B.1. Command-Line Syntax
  
  
  - commands
  
 
    - 5.1. About the Syntax of sed Commands
    
- B.3. Command Summary for awk
    
- (see also under specific command)
  
   
  - documentation for
: Other Sources of Information About sed and awk
  
- error messages
: 2.4.2. Error Messages
  
- escape sequences
: B.2.5.2. Escape sequences
  
- extensions to
: 11.2.1. Common Extensions
  
- functions
: (see functions)
  
- invoking with #!
  
      
    - 10.9. Invoking awk Using the #! Syntax
    
- B.1.1. Shell Wrapper for Invoking awk
  
  
  - limitations to
: 10.8. Limitations
  
- obtaining
: Availability of sed and awk
  
- operators
  
   
    - B.2.5.6. Operators
    
- (see operators, awk)
  
  
  - options
: 2.4.3. Summary of Options
  
- POSIX standards for
: 7. Writing Scripts for awk
  
- programming model
: 7.3. Awk's Programming Model
  
- quick reference
: B. Quick Reference for awk
  
- regular expression metacharacters
: B.2.4. Regular Expressions
  
- with sed
: 2.5. Using sed and awk Together
  
- system variables
: B.2.5.5. System variables
  
- versions of
  
        
    - Availability of sed and awk
    
- 11.2.2. Bell Labs awk
  
  
  - writing scripts in
: 7. Writing Scripts for awk
 
- AWKPATH variable (gawk)
: 11.2.3.2. An awk program search path
 
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