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From: arnold@unix.cc.emory.edu (Arnold D. Robbins)
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Subject: ibm pc awk bug
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Date: 20 Jan 89 19:41:08 GMT
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| Date: Thu 19 Jan 89 13:06:44-PST
| From: Ted Shapin <BEC.SHAPIN%ECLA@eclc.usc.edu>
| Subject: IBM PC AWK bug?
| To: info-gnu-emacs@prep.ai.mit.edu
| 
| # 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?

The Unix version does not display this bug, it correctly prints 2.

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