| Index Entry | Section |
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| L | | |
| labels.awk program | 14.3.4 Printing Mailing Labels |
| languages, data-driven | D.1 What a Program Does |
| LC_ALL locale category | 10.2 GNU gettext |
| LC_COLLATE locale category | 10.2 GNU gettext |
| LC_CTYPE locale category | 10.2 GNU gettext |
| LC_MESSAGES locale category | 10.2 GNU gettext |
| LC_MESSAGES locale category, bindtextdomain function (gawk) | 10.3 Internationalizing awk Programs |
| LC_MONETARY locale category | 10.2 GNU gettext |
| LC_NUMERIC locale category | 10.2 GNU gettext |
| LC_RESPONSE locale category | 10.2 GNU gettext |
| LC_TIME locale category | 10.2 GNU gettext |
| left angle bracket (<), < operator | 6.10 Variable Typing and Comparison Expressions |
| left angle bracket (<), < operator | 6.14 Operator Precedence (How Operators Nest) |
| left angle bracket (<), < operator (I/O) | 4.8.3 Using getline from a File |
| left angle bracket (<), <= operator | 6.10 Variable Typing and Comparison Expressions |
| left angle bracket (<), <= operator | 6.14 Operator Precedence (How Operators Nest) |
| left shift, bitwise | 9.1.6 Bit-Manipulation Functions of gawk |
| leftmost longest match | 4.7 Multiple-Line Records |
| length function | 9.1.3 String-Manipulation Functions |
| Lesser General Public License (LGPL) | Glossary |
| LGPL (Lesser General Public License) | Glossary |
| libraries of awk functions | 13. A Library of awk Functions |
| libraries of awk functions, assertions | 13.2.2 Assertions |
| libraries of awk functions, associative arrays and | 13.1 Naming Library Function Global Variables |
| libraries of awk functions, character values as numbers | 13.2.5 Translating Between Characters and Numbers |
| libraries of awk functions, command-line options | 13.4 Processing Command-Line Options |
| libraries of awk functions, example program for using | 14.3.9 An Easy Way to Use Library Functions |
| libraries of awk functions, group database, reading | 13.6 Reading the Group Database |
| libraries of awk functions, managing, data files | 13.3 Data File Management |
| libraries of awk functions, managing, time | 13.2.7 Managing the Time of Day |
| libraries of awk functions, merging arrays into strings | 13.2.6 Merging an Array into a String |
| libraries of awk functions, nextfile statement | 13.2.1 Implementing nextfile as a Function |
| libraries of awk functions, rounding numbers | 13.2.3 Rounding Numbers |
| libraries of awk functions, user database, reading | 13.5 Reading the User Database |
| line breaks | 2.6 awk Statements Versus Lines |
| line continuations | 6.11 Boolean Expressions |
| line continuations, gawk | 6.12 Conditional Expressions |
| line continuations, in print statement | 5.2 Examples of print Statements |
| line continuations, with C shell | 2.5 A More Complex Example |
| lines, blank, printing | 5.1 The print Statement |
| lines, counting | 14.2.7 Counting Things |
| lines, duplicate, removing | 14.3.6 Removing Duplicates from Unsorted Text |
| lines, matching ranges of | 7.1.3 Specifying Record Ranges with Patterns |
| lines, skipping between markers | 7.1.3 Specifying Record Ranges with Patterns |
| lint checking | 7.5.1 Built-in Variables That Control awk |
| lint checking, array elements | 8.6 The delete Statement |
| lint checking, array subscripts | 8.8 Using Uninitialized Variables as Subscripts |
| lint checking, empty programs | 12.1 Invoking awk |
| lint checking, issuing warnings | 12.2 Command-Line Options |
| lint checking, POSIXLY_CORRECT environment variable | 12.2 Command-Line Options |
| lint checking, undefined functions | 9.2.3 Calling User-Defined Functions |
| LINT variable | 7.5.1 Built-in Variables That Control awk |
| Linux | The GNU Project and This Book |
| Linux | 10.5 A Simple Internationalization Example |
| Linux | B.2.2 Additional Configuration Options |
| Linux | B.4.1.1 Compiling gawk on the Atari ST |
| Linux | Glossary |
| locale categories | 10.2 GNU gettext |
| localization | 10.1 Internationalization and Localization |
| localization, See internationalization, localization | 10.1 Internationalization and Localization |
| log files, timestamps in | 9.1.5 Using gawk's Timestamp Functions |
| log function | 9.1.2 Numeric Functions |
| logical false/true | 6.9 True and False in awk |
| logical operators, See Boolean expressions | 6.11 Boolean Expressions |
| login information | 13.5 Reading the User Database |
| long options | 12.1 Invoking awk |
| loops | 7.4.2 The while Statement |
| loops, continue statements and | 7.4.4 The for Statement |
| loops, count for header | 11.5 Profiling Your awk Programs |
| loops, exiting | 7.4.5 The break Statement |
| loops, See Also while statement | 7.4.2 The while Statement |
| Lost In Space | C.3 Adding New Built-in Functions to gawk |
| ls utility | 2.5 A More Complex Example |
| lshift function (gawk) | 9.1.6 Bit-Manipulation Functions of gawk |
| lvalues/rvalues | 6.7 Assignment Expressions |
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| M | | |
| mailing labels, printing | 14.3.4 Printing Mailing Labels |
| mailing list, GNITS | Acknowledgments |
| make_builtin internal function | C.3.1 A Minimal Introduction to gawk Internals |
| make_number internal function | C.3.1 A Minimal Introduction to gawk Internals |
| make_string internal function | C.3.1 A Minimal Introduction to gawk Internals |
| mark parity | 13.2.5 Translating Between Characters and Numbers |
| marked string extraction (internationalization) | 10.4.1 Extracting Marked Strings |
| marked strings, extracting | 10.4.1 Extracting Marked Strings |
| Marx, Groucho | Advanced Notes: Operator Evaluation Order |
| match function | 9.1.3 String-Manipulation Functions |
| match function, RSTART/RLENGTH variables | 9.1.3 String-Manipulation Functions |
| matching, expressions, See comparison expressions | 6.10 Variable Typing and Comparison Expressions |
| matching, leftmost longest | 4.7 Multiple-Line Records |
| matching, null strings | Advanced Notes: Matching the Null String |
| mawk program | B.6 Other Freely Available awk Implementations |
| memory, releasing | C.3.1 A Minimal Introduction to gawk Internals |
| memory, setting limits | 12.2 Command-Line Options |
| message object files | 10.2 GNU gettext |
| message object files, converting from portable object files | 10.5 A Simple Internationalization Example |
| message object files, specifying directory of | 10.2 GNU gettext |
| message object files, specifying directory of | 10.3 Internationalizing awk Programs |
| metacharacters, escape sequences for | Advanced Notes: Escape Sequences for Metacharacters |
| mktime function (gawk) | 9.1.5 Using gawk's Timestamp Functions |
| modifiers, in format specifiers | 5.5.3 Modifiers for printf Formats |
| monetary information, localization | 10.2 GNU gettext |
| msgfmt utility | 10.5 A Simple Internationalization Example |
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