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Re: Input line splitting and OFS
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Andrew J. Schorr |
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Re: Input line splitting and OFS |
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Fri, 15 Nov 2019 09:03:00 -0500 |
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Hi,
On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 11:25:26AM +0000, address@hidden wrote:
> But my question is more about the reasoning behind the use of OFS in the
> context of an input line. Why is OFS used, when we’re dealing with input ?
What else could be used to reassemble the input line? Keep in mind that FS
could contain a regular expression, etc., or we could be using FPAT. The OFS
constant value is the only thing available for reassembling $0, isn't it?
Regards,
Andy