awk -v BINMODE=rw # \r is getting removed

[Tom Rodman]

Greetings:

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Is the problem below cygwin specific?

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thanks/regards,
Tom Rodman

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Date:    Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:34:44 -0500
From:    address@hidden (Tom Rodman)
To:      address@hidden
Subject: awk -v BINMODE=rw

Hello:

awk is removing the \r below:

  ~ $ date;uname -sr
  Thu Aug 21 18:26:08 CDT 2008
  CYGWIN_NT-5.0 1.5.25(0.156/4/2)
  ~ $ printf "HI\r\n"| awk -v BINMODE=rw '{print}'|/bin/od -Ad -c -toC
  0000000   H   I  \n
          110 111 012
  0000003
  ~ $ cygcheck -f /bin/gawk
  gawk-3.1.6-1

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thanks,
Tom


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