Re: lynx-dev TRST : the next step

[pg]

In a recent note, Philip Webb said:

> Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 14:11:01 -0500 (EST)
> 
> he has two gawk scripts, which use functions;
> we only have awk, which doesn't know about functions.
> with functions, you're more/less writing C programs anyway.
> 
FWIW, the Single Unix spec at:

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(which is usually pretty darn close to POSIX) describes
"User-defined Functions"

What system are you using?  Try "nawk".  If Solaris, try
"/usr/xpg4/bin/awk".

> i already said i have no interest in practising awk/sed.

That's a different matter.  :-)

-- gil
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