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The `BEGIN' and `END' Special Patterns
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`BEGIN' and `END' are special patterns. They are not used to match
input records. Rather, they supply start-up or clean-up actions for
your `awk' script.
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* Using BEGIN/END How and why to use BEGIN/END rules.
* I/O And BEGIN/END I/O issues in BEGIN/END rules.
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