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Subject: Re: AWK in 4.X different from 5.X?
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On Sat, 26 Mar 2005, Christopher Nehren wrote:

> Probably because the awk on a 4.x machine is GNU awk, whereas the 5.x
> awk is the awk that comes straight from the horse's mouth, so to speak,
> and so thus hasn't been "extended" with GNUisms.

Thanks.
That makes sense.
Now I just wonder how to get date in my output. :-(