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From: demon@ibmpcug.co.uk (Cliff Stanford)
Newsgroups: gnu.utils.bug,alt.msdos.programmer,connect.audit
Subject: Re: gawk's exit # statement doesn't work
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Date: 3 Feb 90 15:06:01 GMT
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In article <200@audfax.audiofax.com> arnold@audiofax.com (Arnold Robbins) writes:
> If you type
> 
> 	echo hi | gawk '{exit 2}'
> 
> then it will indeed exit with a status of 2.  I just checked.

Just tried it under MsDos --- Works fine there too!


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