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From: gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack)
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Subject: AWK language trivia (Was: (Long post) Metaphone Algorithm In AWK)
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2024 03:13:38 -0000 (UTC)
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In article <va3k5u$3n2um$1@dont-email.me>,
Mike Sanders <porkchop@invalid.foo> wrote:
>just in case...
>
>not sure its wise to use 'm += var' with digits:
>
>m += string # valid
>m += "7"    # may be invalid if its a digit (even if quoted)

In AWK, these are very different things.

+= is always arithmetic; it is not string concatenation at all.

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