Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site alice.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!alice!rob From: rob@alice.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: awk Message-ID: <2647@alice.UUCP> Date: Fri, 9-Mar-84 11:28:28 EST Article-I.D.: alice.2647 Posted: Fri Mar 9 11:28:28 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 10-Mar-84 12:34:42 EST Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill Lines: 7 From the (admittedly most recent) awk reference manual: Any given file [from > >> or |] is opened only once per execution of .IT awk and remains open until .IT awk terminates.