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| values, numeric | D.2 Data Values in a Computer |
| values, string | D.2 Data Values in a Computer |
| variable typing | 6.3.2 Variable Typing and Comparison Expressions |
| variables | 1.7 Other Features of awk |
| variables | D.2 Data Values in a Computer |
| variables, assigning on command line | 6.1.3.2 Assigning Variables on the Command Line |
| variables, built-in | 6.1.3.1 Using Variables in a Program |
| variables, built-in | 7.5 Built-in Variables |
| variables, built-in, -v option, setting with | 2.2 Command-Line Options |
| variables, built-in, conveying information | 7.5.2 Built-in Variables That Convey Information |
| variables, flag | 6.3.3 Boolean Expressions |
| variables, getline command into, using | 4.9.2 Using getline into a Variable |
| variables, getline command into, using | 4.9.4 Using getline into a Variable from a File |
| variables, getline command into, using | 4.9.6 Using getline into a Variable from a Pipe |
| variables, getline command into, using | 4.9.8 Using getline into a Variable from a Coprocess |
| variables, global, for library functions | 12.1 Naming Library Function Global Variables |
| variables, global, printing list of | 2.2 Command-Line Options |
| variables, initializing | 6.1.3.1 Using Variables in a Program |
| variables, local | 9.2.3.2 Controlling Variable Scope |
| variables, names of | 8. Arrays in awk |
| variables, private | 12.1 Naming Library Function Global Variables |
| variables, setting | 2.2 Command-Line Options |
| variables, shadowing | 9.2.1 Function Definition Syntax |
| variables, types of | 6.2.3 Assignment Expressions |
| variables, types of, comparison expressions and | 6.3.2 Variable Typing and Comparison Expressions |
| variables, uninitialized, as array subscripts | 8.4 Using Uninitialized Variables as Subscripts |
| variables, user-defined | 6.1.3 Variables |
| vertical bar (|) | 3.3 Regular Expression Operators |
| vertical bar (|), | operator (I/O) | 4.9.5 Using getline from a Pipe |
| vertical bar (|), | operator (I/O) | 6.5 Operator Precedence (How Operators Nest) |
| vertical bar (|), |& operator (I/O) | 4.9.7 Using getline from a Coprocess |
| vertical bar (|), |& operator (I/O) | 6.5 Operator Precedence (How Operators Nest) |
| vertical bar (|), |& operator (I/O) | 11.3 Two-Way Communications with Another Process |
| vertical bar (|), || operator | 6.3.3 Boolean Expressions |
| vertical bar (|), || operator | 6.5 Operator Precedence (How Operators Nest) |
| Vinschen, Corinna | Acknowledgments |
| vname internal variable | C.3.1 A Minimal Introduction to gawk Internals |
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| w debugger command (alias for watch) | 14.3.3 Viewing and Changing Data |
| w utility | 4.6 Reading Fixed-Width Data |
| walk_array() user-defined function | 12.7 Traversing Arrays of Arrays |
| Wall, Larry | 8.1.1 Introduction to Arrays |
| Wall, Larry | C.4 Probable Future Extensions |
| Wallin, Anders | Acknowledgments |
| warnings, issuing | 2.2 Command-Line Options |
| watch debugger command | 14.3.3 Viewing and Changing Data |
| wc utility | 13.2.7 Counting Things |
| wc.awk program | 13.2.7 Counting Things |
| Weinberger, Peter | History of awk and gawk |
| Weinberger, Peter | A.8 Major Contributors to gawk |
| while statement | 3.1 How to Use Regular Expressions |
| while statement | 7.4.2 The while Statement |
| whitespace, as field separators | 4.5.1 Whitespace Normally Separates Fields |
| whitespace, functions, calling | 9.1.1 Calling Built-in Functions |
| whitespace, newlines as | 2.2 Command-Line Options |
| Williams, Kent | A.8 Major Contributors to gawk |
| Woehlke, Matthew | A.8 Major Contributors to gawk |
| Woods, John | A.8 Major Contributors to gawk |
| word boundaries, matching | 3.5 gawk-Specific Regexp Operators |
| word, regexp definition of | 3.5 gawk-Specific Regexp Operators |
| word-boundary operator (gawk) | 3.5 gawk-Specific Regexp Operators |
| wordfreq.awk program | 13.3.5 Generating Word-Usage Counts |
| words, counting | 13.2.7 Counting Things |
| words, duplicate, searching for | 13.3.1 Finding Duplicated Words in a Document |
| words, usage counts, generating | 13.3.5 Generating Word-Usage Counts |
| wstlen internal variable | C.3.1 A Minimal Introduction to gawk Internals |
| wstptr internal variable | C.3.1 A Minimal Introduction to gawk Internals |
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| xgawk | B.5 Other Freely Available awk Implementations |
| xgettext utility | 10.4.1 Extracting Marked Strings |
| XML (eXtensible Markup Language) | C.3.1 A Minimal Introduction to gawk Internals |
| XOR bitwise operation | 9.1.6 Bit-Manipulation Functions |
| xor() function (gawk) | 9.1.6 Bit-Manipulation Functions |
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| Yawitz, Efraim | A.8 Major Contributors to gawk |
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| Zaretskii, Eli | Acknowledgments |
| Zaretskii, Eli | A.8 Major Contributors to gawk |
| Zaretskii, Eli | B.4 Reporting Problems and Bugs |
| zero, negative vs. positive | D.3.2 Floating Point Numbers Are Not Abstract Numbers |
| zerofile.awk program | 12.3.4 Checking For Zero-length Files |
| Zoulas, Christos | A.8 Major Contributors to gawk |
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