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From: stevens@hsi.UUCP (Richard Stevens)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: AWK
Message-ID: <690@hsi.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 25-Sep-87 12:18:53 EDT
Article-I.D.: hsi.690
Posted: Fri Sep 25 12:18:53 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 27-Sep-87 02:34:57 EDT
Organization: Health Systems Intl., New Haven, CT
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Keywords: awk, unix S5R3.1, 4.3BSD

> NOTE:  it documents the new version of "awk", which comes with S5R3.1,

Does anyone know what the new features are in this "latest" version
of awk ??  For example, are functions included ??
It gets frustrating to keep encountering all of awk's new features
in the CACM's "Programming Pearls" column, but not be able to get
hold of the program !!

Also, Guy Harris noted about a week ago that the version of awk
supplied with S5R2 was "faster" than the 4.3 BSD version, so I went
ahead and compiled the S5 version on our BSD VAX.  The S5 version
turned out to be almost 3 times faster for a simple program
(print $1) and 30% faster for a long (200 line) awk script.
This is even with 4.3's awk defining AWKFLOAT as a float, while
the S5 awk defines it as a double.

	Richard Stevens
	Health Systems International, New Haven, CT
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