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    QTAwk is invoked as:

    QTAwk "utility"

    "utility" is a  QTAwk pattern\action utility.   Input is  read from the
    standard input file until the end-of-file is encountered.  The standard
    input file is the console, unless it has been redirected or piped.

    QTAwk "utility" scanfile1 [-] scanfile2 [--] ...

    "utility" is an QTAwk pattern\action  utility.  Input is read  from the
    scanfiles  listed  until  the  end-of-file  is  encountered in each.  A
    single  hyphen,  '-',  will  utilize  the  standard  input file in that
    position in the scanfile sequence.

    A double  hyphen, '--',  will stop  the scan  for command line options.
    The  double  hyphen  argument  will  be  dropped  from the command line
    arguments and is not included in the ARGC count or ARGV array.

    Options:

    -futility.exp
    or
    -f utility.exp

    "utility.exp"  is  an  ASCII  file  containing  a  QTAwk pattern/action
    utility to execute.  The utility file is read after the command line is
    scanned for further options.  Multiple utility files may be  specified.
    Each utility file is read in the order specified.

    -Fstr_value
    or
    -F str_value

    FS, the input  field separator, is  set to the  string "str_value".   A
    second "-F" option will cause an error and execution is halted.

    var=value
    or
    "var = value"

    The variable var will be set equal to "value" prior to opening the next
    input file for reading.  The  variable named is set prior to  executing
    any "BEGIN" or "INITIAL" actions.

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