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From: "boyd, rounin" <boyd@insultant.net>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] is there any good reason why awk does this?
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Date: Wed,  3 Sep 2003 14:08:51 +0200
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> awk runs on a multitude of platforms and it would be nice if
> awk programs were portable.

that's always been the plan.