* Pieter Prinsloo (03-02-20 18:44 +0100) >>> (allthough the problem as stated is for cygwin - it can also be emulated in >>> Linux with gawk 3.1.0) >> Great! So it isn't Cygwin specific or related and therefor offtopic here. > > How you got to that great conclusion that it is not cygwin specific and > therefore offtopic here -given what I wrote - is beyond me.
You said your problem is the same with a Linux gawk, so I concluded: "It's not specific to Cygwin". > How will the awk guys answer my question ie. "is this a problem with pipes? > or with gawk?". That's where the awk experts are - not here... Thorsten -- Content-Type: text/explicit; charset=ISO-8859-666 (Parental Advisory) Content-Transfer-Warning: message contains innuendos not suited for children under the age of 18 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/