gawk: Debugger

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1 14 Debugging 'awk' Programs
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1 It would be nice if computer programs worked perfectly the first time
1 they were run, but in real life, this rarely happens for programs of any
1 complexity.  Thus, most programming languages have facilities available
1 for "debugging" programs, and now 'awk' is no exception.
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1    The 'gawk' debugger is purposely modeled after the GNU Debugger (GDB)
1 (https://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/) command-line debugger.  If you are
1 familiar with GDB, learning how to use 'gawk' for debugging your program
1 is easy.
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· Debugging                   Introduction to 'gawk' debugger.
· Sample Debugging Session    Sample debugging session.
· List of Debugger Commands   Main debugger commands.
· Readline Support            Readline support.
· Limitations                 Limitations and future plans.
· Debugging Summary           Debugging summary.
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