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@@ -43122,6 +43122,30 @@ Thereafter, it is incremented whenever .code awk switches to a new input source. +.coNP Variable @ fname +.desc +The awk variable +.code fname +provides access to a character string which, if the current input is +a file stream, is the name of the underlying file. Assigning to this +variable changes its value, but has no effect on the input stream. +Whenever a new input source is used by +.code awk +it sets this variable either from the file name on which it is opening +a stream.. When using an existing stream rather than opening a file, +.code awk +sets this variable from the +.code :name +property of the stream. + +Note that the redirection macros +.code <- +and +.code <! +have no effect on this variable. Within their scope, +.code fname +retains its value. + .coNP Variable @ rs .desc The awk variable |