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 3.8.10 Summary of `getline' Variants
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  table-getline-variants summarizes the eight variants of
 `getline', listing which built-in variables are set by each one.
 
 Variant                   Effect
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 `getline'                 Sets `$0', `NF', `FNR', and `NR'
 `getline' VAR             Sets VAR, `FNR', and `NR'
 `getline <' FILE          Sets `$0' and `NF'
 `getline VAR < FILE'      Sets VAR
 COMMAND `| getline'       Sets `$0' and `NF'
 COMMAND `| getline' VAR   Sets VAR
 COMMAND `|& getline'      Sets `$0' and `NF'.  This is a `gawk' extension
 COMMAND `|& getline' VAR  Sets VAR.  This is a `gawk' extension
 
 Table 3.1: getline Variants and What They Set
 

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