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 Extensions in the Bell Laboratories `awk'
 =========================================
 
    Brian Kernighan, one of the original designers of Unix `awk', has
 made his version available via anonymous `ftp' ( Other Freely
 Available `awk' Implementations Other Versions.).  This section
 describes extensions in his version of `awk' that are not in POSIX
 `awk'.
 
    * The `-mf NNN' and `-mr NNN' command line options to set the
      maximum number of fields, and the maximum record size, respectively
      ( Command Line Options Options.).
 
    * The `fflush' built-in function for flushing buffered output (
      Built-in Functions for Input/Output I/O Functions.).
 
 

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