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(gawk.info)Regexp Constants

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Regular Expression Constants
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   A regexp constant is a regular expression description enclosed in
slashes, such as `/^beginning and end$/'.  Most regexps used in `awk'
programs are constant, but the `~' and `!~' matching operators can also
match computed or "dynamic" regexps (which are just ordinary strings or
variables that contain a regexp).