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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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