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 Pattern Elements
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    Patterns in `awk' control the execution of rules: a rule is executed
 when its pattern matches the current input record.  This section
 explains all about how to write patterns.
 

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* Kinds of Patterns           A list of all kinds of patterns.
* Regexp Patterns             Using regexps as patterns.
* Expression Patterns         Any expression can be used as a pattern.
* Ranges                      Pairs of patterns specify record ranges.
* BEGIN/END                   Specifying initialization and cleanup rules.
* Empty                       The empty pattern, which matches every record.
 

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