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Summary: Enclosure of actions

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< Braces are used to enclose [[action]]s:

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> In [[awk]], squiggly braces are used as [[enclosure]]s around [[action]]s to separate them from the [[pattern]]s within the [[rule]]s:


Enclosure of actions

In awk, squiggly braces are used as [[enclosure?]]s around actions to separate them from the patterns within the rules:

Grouping of statements

Braces can also be used to create a [[block?]] of statements within an action: