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Old 07-21-2010
For loop in awk, a bug or something else?
Seems for loop in awk has bug?

For first awk, i expect to get 4 output: 1.5, 1.4, 1.3, 1.2, but there are only 3.

Code:
$ awk 'BEGIN {for (i=1.5;i>=1.2;i-=0.1) print i}'
1.5
1.4
1.3

$ awk 'BEGIN {for (i=15;i>=12;i-=1) print i}'
15
14
13
12

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Old 07-21-2010
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Originally Posted by rdcwayx
Seems for loop in awk has bug?

For first awk, i expect to get 4 output: 1.5, 1.4, 1.3, 1.2, but there are only 3.

Code:
$ awk 'BEGIN {for (i=1.5;i>=1.2;i-=0.1) print i}'
1.5
1.4
1.3

It is not a bug, it has to do with floating points. The are not as precise as you might think, due to the way they are represented.
That's why you shouldn't use them as a control of a loop.
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