On Fri, 10 May 2002 17:43:40 -0400 (EDT) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Fri, 10 May 2002, Jean-Yves Le Metayer wrote: > > > Here below is described a bug of this version : > > > > sample ASCII file (sample.txt) > > ------------------------------ > > ab AB > > AB ab > > cd CD > > CD cd > > > [snip] > > > > simple awk file (simple.awk) > > ---------------------------- > > { line++ } > > ! /^[A-Z]+/ { print line " -> " $0 } > > > > > command > > ------- > > > cat sample.txt | awk -f simple.awk > > > > result > > ------ > > 1 -> ab AB > > > > Strange result, isn't it? > > The expected result is : > > 1 -> ab AB > > 3 -> cd CD > > > > BUG! At first, I don't believe it. The awk in Mandrake 8.1 cannot be > > used. > > Is it the same behavior in Mandrake 8.2? > > > > Hmmm.. odd error. I wonder if it's picking up the front anchor as a > negation. Your syntax *looks* correct for, but I suspect that awk > is interpreting either the bang or the circumflex differently that > expected. Try: > > { line++ } > /^[^[:upper:]]+/ { print line " -> " $0 } > > What are you specifically trying to match (in English)? > There may be an advantage (as far as execution is concerned) to look > for the negation since the check would stop on the first non-match, > but it may be a moot point. > > >
Ran this one myself on 8.2 and 7.1 redhat. on rh I got the expected results on 8.2 I got the results you described for 8.1 James > > >
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