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Index: M

m1 script (example): 13.10. m1—Simple Macro Processor

mailavg script (example): 13.4. mailavg—Check Size of Mailboxes

main input loop: 7.3. Awk's Programming Model

masterindex script (example): C.2. Listing of masterindex Shell Script

match( ): 9.2. String Functions

9.2.5. The match( ) Function

match (~) operator: 7.5.1. Referencing and Separating Fields

7.8. Relational and Boolean Operators

7.8. Relational and Boolean Operators

matching (see pattern matching)

math (see arithmetic functions; arithmetic operators; numbers)

mawk (Michael's awk): 10.8. Limitations

11.2.4. Michael's awk (mawk)

membership in arrays: 8.4.2. Testing for Membership in an Array

menu-based command generator (example): 10.4. A Menu-Based Command Generator

metacharacters: 3. Understanding Regular Expression Syntax

3.2. A Line-Up of Characters

* (asterisk): 3.1. That's an Expression

3.2.5. Repeated Occurrences of a Character

awk regular expression: B.2.4. Regular Expressions

(backslash): 3.2. A Line-Up of Characters

3.2.1. The Ubiquitous Backslash

{}: 3.2. A Line-Up of Characters

3.2.8. A Span of Characters

[] (brackets): 3.2. A Line-Up of Characters

3.2.4. Character Classes

^ (circumflex): 3.2. A Line-Up of Characters

3.2.4.2. Excluding a class of characters

$ (dollar sign): 3.2. A Line-Up of Characters

3.2.7. Positional Metacharacters

. (dot): 3.1. That's an Expression

3.2.2. A Wildcard

3.2.5. Repeated Occurrences of a Character

> (end of word): 3.2.11. What's the Word? Part II

11.2.3.4. Extended regular expressions

inside brackets: 3.2.4. Character Classes

< (start of word): 3.2.11. What's the Word? Part II

11.2.3.4. Extended regular expressions

+ (plus): 3.2. A Line-Up of Characters

3.2.5. Repeated Occurrences of a Character

7.4. Pattern Matching

? (question mark): 3.2. A Line-Up of Characters

3.2.5. Repeated Occurrences of a Character

replacement: 5.3.1. Replacement Metacharacters

sed regular expression: A.2.2. Regular Expression Metacharacters for sed

| (vertical bar): 3.2. A Line-Up of Characters

3.2.9. Alternative Operations

-mf option (awk): 10.8. Limitations

Michael's awk (see mawk)

MKS awk: 11.3.1. MKS awk

MKS Toolkit: 0.. DOS Versions

modularization: 10.7.3. Finding Out Where the Problem Is

modulo (%) operator: 7.6. Expressions

-mr option (awk): 10.8. Limitations

multidimensional arrays: 8.5.1. Multidimensional Arrays

tawk and: 11.3.2.1. Tawk language extensions

multiline

delete command (see D command (sed))

matching: 3.2.7.1. Phrases

next command (sed) (see N command (sed))

pattern space: 6.1. Multiline Pattern Space

print command (see P command (sed))

records, awk: 7.7.1. Working with Multiline Records

multiple

awk commands: 2.4.1. Running awk

character ranges: 3.2.4.1. A range of characters

conditional statements: 8.1. Conditional Statements

edits to one file: 4.4.1. Multiple Edits to the Same File

files: 4.4.2. Making Changes Across a Set of Files

10.5.2. Working with Multiple Files

multiplication (*) operator: 7.6. Expressions

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