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6.1.3 Variables
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"Variables" are ways of storing values at one point in your program for
use later in another part of your program.  They can be manipulated
entirely within the program text, and they can also be assigned values
on the 'awk' command line.

* Menu:

* Using Variables::             Using variables in your programs.
* Assignment Options::          Setting variables on the command line and a
                                summary of command-line syntax. This is an
                                advanced method of input.