Awk with fixed length files

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fixed

fixed(3alleg4)							  Allegro manual						    fixed(3alleg4)

NAME

       fixed - Fixed point integer to replace floats. Allegro game programming library.

SYNOPSIS

       #include <allegro.h>

       typedef long fixed

DESCRIPTION

       This  is  a  fixed  point  integer  which can replace float with similar results and is faster than float on low end machines. Read chapter
       "Fixed point math routines" for the full explanation.

SEE ALSO

       ,  ex12bit(3alleg4),   ex3buf(3alleg4),	 ex3d(3alleg4),   excustom(3alleg4),   exfixed(3alleg4),   exrotscl(3alleg4),	exspline(3alleg4),
       exsprite(3alleg4), exstars(3alleg4), exupdate(3alleg4)

Allegro 							   version 4.4.2						    fixed(3alleg4)

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