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From: guy%gorodish@Sun.COM (Guy Harris)
Newsgroups: comp.bugs.4bsd
Subject: "awk" drops core on many syntax errors
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Date: Sat, 10-Jan-87 00:09:35 EST
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Index:	bin/awk/awk.g.y 4.3BSD

Description:
	In a number of cases, "awk" will drop core when it encounters
	a syntax error.  If "awk"s standard error is redirected to a
	file, it may not even print the error messages.
Repeat-By:
	Run the following command:

		awk '{ ng[] = ; goop = 1; }'