File: gsub.awk
   1 #!/usr/bin/awk -f
   2 
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  24 
  25 
  26 # gsub [regex/replacement pairs...]
  27 #
  28 # Global extended regex SUBstitute, using the AWK function of the same name:
  29 # arguments are used as regex/replacement pairs, in that order.
  30 
  31 
  32 BEGIN {
  33     for (i = 1; i < ARGC; i++) {
  34         args[++n] = ARGV[i]
  35         delete ARGV[i]
  36     }
  37 }
  38 
  39 {
  40     for (i = 1; i <= n; i += 2) gsub(args[i], args[i + 1])
  41     print; fflush()
  42 }