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][ |
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.B "\-o format" |
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][ |
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.B "\-in M" |
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+ |
][ |
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+ |
.B "\-on M" |
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+ |
][ |
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.B "\-f source" |
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][ |
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.B "\-e expr" |
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With both input and output formats, the passive mode can |
| 96 |
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effectively substitute information in the middle of a file |
| 97 |
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or stream without affecting the rest of the data. |
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.PP |
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If a |
| 100 |
+ |
.I \-in |
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option is given with a positive integer argument, |
| 102 |
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.I rcalc |
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will stop processing input once it has loaded this number of records. |
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Similarly, if a |
| 105 |
+ |
.I \-on |
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+ |
option is present, |
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+ |
.I rcalc |
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will stop after producing this many records, which may be a smaller |
| 109 |
+ |
number if the |
| 110 |
+ |
.I cond |
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variable is used. |
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If multiple input files are given, these counts are continuous over |
| 113 |
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the input and do not reset on each file. |
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.PP |
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The variable and function definitions in each |
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.I \-f source |
