Mailing List Archive: qmailanalog "requirement" of nawk

qmailanalog "requirement" of nawk

Feb 13, 1997, 3:21 AM

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Someone should mention on the qmailanalog pages that "nawk" isn't really a
requirement of qmailanalog - "gawk" appears to work just fine, at least
2.15.5. It should also be noted that "awk" on modern BSD systems appears
to just be "gawk" in camoflage, and /don't/ come with a "nawk".

Brian

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Re: qmailanalog "requirement" of nawk [ In reply to ]

eichin at cygnus

Feb 13, 1997, 2:39 PM

Post #2 of 2 (1016 views)

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nawk is sometimes used as a "generic" term for "new-style" awk; the
actualy programs called gawk and mawk, as well as the at&t nawk, all
provide a superset of nawk features. This came up here before, I
think, and should be clarified in the FAQ...