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From: cygwin AT trodman DOT com (Tom Rodman)
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Subject: Re: awk -v BINMODE=rw '{print}' # future sed revs binary too?
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Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 15:21:34 -0500
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On Tue 4/11/06 11:19 +0200 cygwin AT cygwin DOT com wrote:
> On Apr  6 08:35, Tom Rodman wrote:
> > On Thu 4/6/06 8:04 CDT cygwin AT cygwin DOT com wrote:
> > > OK - I read Corinna's ANNOUNCEMENT on gawk-3.1.5-4.  I'll try the BINMODE variable.
> > 
> > I read the info page on gawk and BINMODE, it does not seem to be working:
> > 
> >   ~ $ cygcheck -c gawk
> >   Cygwin Package Information
> >   Package              Version        Status
> >   gawk                 3.1.5-4        OK
> >   ~ $ printf "\r\n"|awk 'BEGIN {BINMODE=3;}; {print}'|od -c
> >   0000000  \n
> >   0000001
> >   ~ $ printf "\r\n"|awk 'BEGIN {BINMODE="rw";}; {print}'|od -c
> >   0000000  \n
> >   0000001
> 
> `info gawk' shows that BINMODE must be set before the awk script gets
> executed.  Use the -v option, like this:
> 
>   printf "\r\n" | awk -v BINMODE=rw '{print}' | od -c

Thanks Corinna, that worked; nice that your back..

> > How do I get sed 4.1.5-1 to act in text mode again?  
> 
> Use dos2unix/unix2dos in scripts.

So the change to sed is intentional, I assume.  I always thought 'sed' should be
binary by default, but for years the cygwin version was not.

Will you reassure me that sed will stay this way?  :->

--
thanks again,
Tom

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