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| mailing labels, printing | 13.3.4 Printing Mailing Labels |
| mailing list, GNITS | Acknowledgments |
| make_builtin() internal function | C.3.1 A Minimal Introduction to gawk Internals |
| make_number() internal function | C.3.1 A Minimal Introduction to gawk Internals |
| make_string() internal function | C.3.1 A Minimal Introduction to gawk Internals |
| mark parity | 12.2.5 Translating Between Characters and Numbers |
| marked string extraction (internationalization) | 10.4.1 Extracting Marked Strings |
| marked strings, extracting | 10.4.1 Extracting Marked Strings |
| Marx, Groucho | Advanced Notes: Operator Evaluation Order |
| match() function | 9.1.3 String-Manipulation Functions |
| match() function, RSTART/RLENGTH variables | 9.1.3 String-Manipulation Functions |
| matching, expressions, See comparison expressions | 6.3.2 Variable Typing and Comparison Expressions |
| matching, leftmost longest | 4.8 Multiple-Line Records |
| matching, null strings | Advanced Notes: Matching the Null String |
| mawk program | B.5 Other Freely Available awk Implementations |
| McPhee, Patrick | A.8 Major Contributors to gawk |
| memory, releasing | C.3.1 A Minimal Introduction to gawk Internals |
| message object files | 10.2 GNU gettext |
| message object files, converting from portable object files | 10.5 A Simple Internationalization Example |
| message object files, specifying directory of | 10.2 GNU gettext |
| message object files, specifying directory of | 10.3 Internationalizing awk Programs |
| metacharacters, escape sequences for | Advanced Notes: Escape Sequences for Metacharacters |
| mktime() function (gawk) | 9.1.5 Time Functions |
| modifiers, in format specifiers | 5.5.3 Modifiers for printf Formats |
| monetary information, localization | 10.2 GNU gettext |
| msgfmt utility | 10.5 A Simple Internationalization Example |
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| n debugger command (alias for next) | 14.3.2 Control of Execution |
| names, arrays/variables | 8. Arrays in awk |
| names, arrays/variables | 12.1 Naming Library Function Global Variables |
| names, functions | 9.2.1 Function Definition Syntax |
| names, functions | 12.1 Naming Library Function Global Variables |
| namespace issues | 8. Arrays in awk |
| namespace issues | 12.1 Naming Library Function Global Variables |
| namespace issues, functions | 9.2.1 Function Definition Syntax |
| nargs internal variable | C.3.1 A Minimal Introduction to gawk Internals |
| nawk utility | 0.1 A Rose by Any Other Name |
| negative zero | D.3.2 Floating Point Numbers Are Not Abstract Numbers |
| NetBSD | Glossary |
| networks, programming | 11.4 Using gawk for Network Programming |
| networks, support for | 5.7.2 Special Files for Network Communications |
| newlines | 1.6 awk Statements Versus Lines |
| newlines | 2.2 Command-Line Options |
| newlines | 6.3.3 Boolean Expressions |
| newlines, as field separators | 4.5.1 Whitespace Normally Separates Fields |
| newlines, as record separators | 4.1 How Input Is Split into Records |
| newlines, in dynamic regexps | Advanced Notes: Using \n in Bracket Expressions of Dynamic Regexps |
| newlines, in regexp constants | Advanced Notes: Using \n in Bracket Expressions of Dynamic Regexps |
| newlines, printing | 5.2 print Statement Examples |
| newlines, separating statements in actions | 7.3 Actions |
| newlines, separating statements in actions | 7.4 Control Statements in Actions |
| next debugger command | 14.3.2 Control of Execution |
| next statement | 6.3.3 Boolean Expressions |
| next statement | 7.4.8 The next Statement |
| next statement, BEGIN/END patterns and | 7.1.4.2 Input/Output from BEGIN and END Rules |
| next statement, BEGINFILE/ENDFILE patterns and | 7.1.5 The BEGINFILE and ENDFILE Special Patterns |
| next statement, user-defined functions and | 7.4.8 The next Statement |
| nextfile statement | 7.4.9 Using gawk’s nextfile Statement |
| nextfile statement, BEGIN/END patterns and | 7.1.4.2 Input/Output from BEGIN and END Rules |
| nextfile statement, BEGINFILE/ENDFILE patterns and | 7.1.5 The BEGINFILE and ENDFILE Special Patterns |
| nextfile statement, user-defined functions and | 7.4.9 Using gawk’s nextfile Statement |
| nexti debugger command | 14.3.2 Control of Execution |
| NF variable | 4.2 Examining Fields |
| NF variable | 7.5.2 Built-in Variables That Convey Information |
| NF variable, decrementing | 4.4 Changing the Contents of a Field |
| ni debugger command (alias for nexti) | 14.3.2 Control of Execution |
| noassign.awk program | 12.3.5 Treating Assignments as File Names |
| NODE internal type | C.3.1 A Minimal Introduction to gawk Internals |
| nodes, duplicating | C.3.1 A Minimal Introduction to gawk Internals |
| not Boolean-logic operator | 6.3.3 Boolean Expressions |
| NR variable | 4.1 How Input Is Split into Records |
| NR variable | 7.5.2 Built-in Variables That Convey Information |
| NR variable, changing | Advanced Notes: Changing NR and FNR |
| null strings | 4.1 How Input Is Split into Records |
| null strings | 4.5.2 Using Regular Expressions to Separate Fields |
| null strings | 6.3.1 True and False in awk |
| null strings | D.2 Data Values in a Computer |
| null strings, array elements and | 8.2 The delete Statement |
| null strings, as array subscripts | 8.4 Using Uninitialized Variables as Subscripts |
| null strings, converting numbers to strings | 6.1.4 Conversion of Strings and Numbers |
| null strings, matching | Advanced Notes: Matching the Null String |
| null strings, quoting and | 1.1.6 Shell-Quoting Issues |
| number sign (#), #! (executable scripts) | 1.1.4 Executable awk Programs |
| number sign (#), #! (executable scripts), portability issues with | 1.1.4 Executable awk Programs |
| number sign (#), commenting | 1.1.5 Comments in awk Programs |
| numbers | C.3.1 A Minimal Introduction to gawk Internals |
| numbers, as array subscripts | 8.3 Using Numbers to Subscript Arrays |
| numbers, as values of characters | 12.2.5 Translating Between Characters and Numbers |
| numbers, Cliff random | 12.2.4 The Cliff Random Number Generator |
| numbers, converting | 6.1.4 Conversion of Strings and Numbers |
| numbers, converting | 9.1.6 Bit-Manipulation Functions |
| numbers, converting, to strings | 7.5.1 Built-in Variables That Control awk |
| numbers, converting, to strings | 7.5.1 Built-in Variables That Control awk |
| numbers, floating-point | D.2 Data Values in a Computer |
| numbers, floating-point, AWKNUM internal type | C.3.1 A Minimal Introduction to gawk Internals |
| numbers, hexadecimal | 6.1.1.2 Octal and Hexadecimal Numbers |
| numbers, NODE internal type | C.3.1 A Minimal Introduction to gawk Internals |
| numbers, octal | 6.1.1.2 Octal and Hexadecimal Numbers |
| numbers, random | 9.1.2 Numeric Functions |
| numbers, rounding | 12.2.3 Rounding Numbers |
| numeric, constants | 6.1.1.1 Numeric and String Constants |
| numeric, output format | 5.4 Controlling Numeric Output with print |
| numeric, strings | 6.3.2.1 String Type Versus Numeric Type |
| numeric, values | C.3.1 A Minimal Introduction to gawk Internals |
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