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From: BEC.SHAPIN%ECLA@ECLC.USC.EDU (Ted Shapin)
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Subject: IBM PC AWK bug?
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Date: 19 Jan 89 21:06:44 GMT
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# The version of GAWK for the IBM-PC that was created by
# Andy Estes and Steve Liberty has a bug in gsub(). 
# It doesn't return the correct number of substitions made
# The following program prints "1" instead of "2"
{print gsub(/;/,"")}
# when reading the input record:  asdf ; zxcv ;
# Does anyone have a fix?

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