Ian,
> Hmmm, I don't have a copy of nawk. Is it possible that it doesn't like
> " *" == <space>*? You could try "[ ]*".
the problem is another one: using /usr/xpg4/bin/awk, I find:
/usr/xpg4/bin/awk: line 47 (NR=32): wrong number of arguments to function "m"
nawk(1) only documents match(s,ere) (i.e. two args), and the gawk docs
state:
`match(STRING, REGEXP [, ARRAY])'
[...]
The ARRAY argument to `match' is a `gawk' extension. In
compatibility mode (*note Options::), using a third argument is a
fatal error.
Rainer
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Rainer Orth, Center for Biotechnology, Bielefeld University
