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Ques: do you help with code in the AWK programming language?
Yes, I can help you with code in the AWK programming language. I can generate AWK code, debug AWK code, and answer questions about AWK code. I can also help you learn AWK by providing examples and explanations.
Here are some examples of what I can do:
Generate AWK code to print the first 10 lines of a file.
Debug AWK code that is not working correctly.
Answer questions about AWK syntax, functions, and operators.
Provide examples of AWK code for common tasks, such as data extraction, filtering, and reporting.
Explain how to use AWK to solve specific problems.
If you need help with AWK code, please feel free to ask me. I am always happy to help.
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Ques: what is the difference between GAWK and AWK?
AWK is a programming language that is designed for text processing. It was developed in the late 1970s by Aho, Kernighan, and Weinberger. GAWK is a GNU implementation of AWK. It was developed by the GNU Project in the early 1990s.
GAWK is a superset of AWK. This means that GAWK can run any AWK program, but it can also run programs that use GAWK's extensions. GAWK's extensions include support for regular expressions, floating-point numbers, and multiple input and output files.
In addition to its extensions, GAWK also has a number of other features that make it a more powerful and versatile tool than AWK. For example, GAWK has a built-in debugger, which can be used to step through and debug GAWK programs. GAWK also has a number of built-in functions that make it easier to perform common tasks, such as sorting, searching, and summarizing data.
Overall, GAWK is a more powerful and versatile tool than AWK. If you need to perform text processing tasks, GAWK is the better choice.
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Ques: what is an AWK namespace?
An AWK namespace is a way of grouping variables and functions together. This can be useful for organizing your code and preventing name collisions.
To create a namespace, you use the @namespace directive. For example, the following code creates a namespace called my_namespace:
Awk
@namespace "my_namespace"
Once you have created a namespace, you can use the :: operator to access variables and functions in that namespace. For example, the following code defines a variable called foo in the my_namespace namespace:
Awk
@namespace "my_namespace"
foo = "bar"
To access the variable foo from outside the my_namespace namespace, you would use the following code:
Awk
my_namespace::foo
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Ques: AWK code for a simple random number generator based on George Marsaglia's MWC (multiply with carry) generator
Awk
BEGIN {
# Set the seed for the random number generator.
srand(time());
# Initialize the MWC state variables.
a = 36969;
b = 18000;
c = 0;
} {
# Generate a new random number.
z = a * (b & 65535) + (b >> 16);
w = b * (c & 65535) + (c >> 16);
c = z >> 16;
b = w >> 16;
a = z & 65535;
# Print the random number.
print a;
} # Not exactly AWK code ... but not a bad answer
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On 25.04.2023 03:11, J Naman wrote:
> I received an email from Google:
> [...]

Is that yet another example of a chat bot providing bad/wrong
information (here about Awk)?

Janis