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t.a.n.s.t.a.a.f.l@ wrote:

> [ ... ] but as can be seen by the attached files, the downloaded 
> gawk executable always changes CRLF to LF, 

  Is this what you're looking for?

> File: gawk.info,  Node: User-modified,  Next: Auto-set,  Up: Built-in Variables
> 
> 6.5.1 Built-in Variables That Control `awk'
> -------------------------------------------
        [ ... snip ... ]
> `BINMODE #'
>      On non-POSIX systems, this variable specifies use of binary mode
>      for all I/O.  Numeric values of one, two, or three specify that
        [ ... snip ... ]
>      but `gawk' generates a warning message.  `BINMODE' is described in
>      more detail in *note PC Using::.
        [ ... snip ... ]

  Or this?

> File: gawk.info,  Node: PC Using,  Next: Cygwin,  Prev: PC Dynamic,  Up: PC Ins\
> tallation
> 
> B.3.3.4 Using `gawk' on PC Operating Systems
> ............................................
        [ ... snip ... ]
>    Under OS/2 and DOS, `gawk' (and many other text programs) silently
> translate end-of-line `"\r\n"' to `"\n"' on input and `"\n"' to
> `"\r\n"' on output.  A special `BINMODE' variable allows control over
> these translations and is interpreted as follows:
        [ ... continues ... ]


    cheers,
      DaveK


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