1 1 6.1.2 Using Regular Expression Constants 1 ---------------------------------------- 1 1 Regular expression constants consist of text describing a regular 1 expression enclosed in slashes (such as '/the +answer/'). This minor 1 node describes how such constants work in POSIX 'awk' and 'gawk', and 1 then goes on to describe "strongly typed regexp constants", which are a 1 'gawk' extension. 1
1 · Standard Regexp Constants Regexp constants in standard 'awk'. · Strong Regexp Constants Strongly typed regexp constants. 1