awk and scan

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From: Vladimir G. Ivanovic
Date: Fri, 05 Apr 1991 21:39

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Could anyone comment on the relative power (whatever that means) of awk and
DEC's language Scan?  Are there major bits of functionality that one has that
the other doesn't?  Is it possible to recognize a pattern in one that cannot
be recognized in the other?

Thanks.

-- Vladimir
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