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Index: A
- a command (sed)
: 5.5. Append, Insert, and Change
- abort statement (tawk)
: 11.3.2.1. Tawk language extensions
- acronym processor (example)
: 8.5. An Acronym Processor
- addition (+) operator
: 7.6. Expressions
- addresses, line
- 
  - 2.1. Awk, by Sed and Grep, out of Ed
  - 4.2. A Global Perspective on Addressing
  - 5.1. About the Syntax of sed Commands
  - addressing by pattern
  
- 
    - 2.1. Awk, by Sed and Grep, out of Ed
    - A.2.1. Pattern Addressing
  
 
- printing with =
: 5.9. Print Line Number
 
- adj script (example)
: 13.5. adj - Adjust Lines for Text Files
- alignment of output fields
: 7.9. Formatted Printing
- ampersand (&)
- 
  - && (logical AND) operator
: 7.8. Relational and Boolean Operators
  - in replacement text
  
- 
    - 5.3. Substitution
    - 5.3.1. Replacement Metacharacters
  
 
 
- anchors
- 
  - 3.2. A Line-Up of Characters
  - 3.2.7. Positional Metacharacters
 
- AND (&&) operator
: 7.8. Relational and Boolean Operators
- append command
: (see a command (sed))
- ARGC variable
: 8.6. System Variables That Are Arrays
- ARGI variable (tawk)
: 11.3.2.1. Tawk language extensions
- ARGIND variable (gawk)
: 11.2.3.8. Additional variables
- ARGV variable
: 8.6. System Variables That Are Arrays
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  - ARGI variable with (tawk)
: 11.3.2.1. Tawk language extensions
  - ARGIND variable with (gawk)
: 11.2.3.8. Additional variables
 
- arithmetic functions
- 
  - 9.1. Arithmetic Functions
  - 11.1.10. Functions
 
- arithmetic operators, awk
: 7.6. Expressions
- arrays
- 
  - 8.4. Arrays
  - 11.1.8. Arrays
  - B.2.5.4. Arrays
  - deleting elements of
  
- 
    - 8.4.6. Deleting Elements of an Array
    - 11.1.8. Arrays
    - 11.2.1.1. Deleting all elements of an array
  
 
- multidimensional
  
- 
    - 8.5.1. Multidimensional Arrays
    - 11.3.2.1. Tawk language extensions
  
 
- parsing strings into elements
  
- 
    - 8.4.4. Using split() to Create Arrays
    - 11.2.1.2. Obtaining individual characters
  
 
- sorting elements in (tawk)
: 11.3.2.1. Tawk language extensions
  - splitting
: 11.2.1.2. Obtaining individual characters
  - system variables that are
: 8.6. System Variables That Are Arrays
  - testing for membership in
: 8.4.2. Testing for Membership in an Array
 
- assigning input to variables
: 10.1.2. Assigning the Input to a Variable
- assignment operators, awk
: 7.6. Expressions
- associative arrays
: 8.4.1. Associative Arrays
- asterisk (*)
- 
  - ** (exponentiation) operator
: 7.6. Expressions
  - **= (assignment) operator
: 7.6. Expressions
  - *= (assignment) operator
: 7.6. Expressions
  - as metacharacter
  
- 
    - 3.1. That's an Expression
    - 3.2.5. Repeated Occurrences of a Character
  
 
- multiplication operator
: 7.6. Expressions
 
- automatic edits
: 4.4.4. Edits To Go
- awk
- 
  - 1.3. A Pattern-Matching Programming Language
  - 2.1. Awk, by Sed and Grep, out of Ed
  - 2.4. Using awk
  - 11.1. Original awk
  - arrays
: (see arrays)
  - built-in functions
: 11.1.10. Functions
  - built-in variables
  
- 
    - 7.7. System Variables
    - 11.1.11. Built-In Variables
  
 
- command-line syntax
  
- 
    - 2.2. Command-Line Syntax
    - B.1. Command-Line Syntax
  
 
- commands
  
- 
    - 5.1. About the Syntax of sed Commands
    - B.3. Command Summary for awk
    - (see also under specific command)
  
 
- documentation for
: Other Sources of Information About sed and awk
  - error messages
: 2.4.2. Error Messages
  - escape sequences
: B.2.5.2. Escape sequences
  - extensions to
: 11.2.1. Common Extensions
  - functions
: (see functions)
  - invoking with #!
  
- 
    - 10.9. Invoking awk Using the #! Syntax
    - B.1.1. Shell Wrapper for Invoking awk
  
 
- limitations to
: 10.8. Limitations
  - obtaining
: Availability of sed and awk
  - operators
  
- 
    - B.2.5.6. Operators
    - (see operators, awk)
  
 
- options
: 2.4.3. Summary of Options
  - POSIX standards for
: 7. Writing Scripts for awk
  - programming model
: 7.3. Awk's Programming Model
  - quick reference
: B. Quick Reference for awk
  - regular expression metacharacters
: B.2.4. Regular Expressions
  - with sed
: 2.5. Using sed and awk Together
  - system variables
: B.2.5.5. System variables
  - versions of
  
- 
    - Availability of sed and awk
    - 11.2.2. Bell Labs awk
  
 
- writing scripts in
: 7. Writing Scripts for awk
 
- AWKPATH variable (gawk)
: 11.2.3.2. An awk program search path
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