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fix(awk): support backslash-newline line continuation #841

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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions crates/bashkit/src/builtins/awk.rs
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Expand Up @@ -433,6 +433,10 @@ fn normalize_awk_newlines(input: &str) -> String {
i += 1;
}
}
'\\' if i + 1 < chars.len() && chars[i + 1] == '\n' => {
// Backslash-newline: line continuation — join lines
i += 2;
}
'\n' if brace_depth > 0 => {
// Inside action block: replace newline with semicolon
result.push(';');
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21 changes: 21 additions & 0 deletions crates/bashkit/tests/spec_cases/awk/awk.test.sh
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Expand Up @@ -724,3 +724,24 @@ echo 'abc' | awk '/abc/ { print "yes" }'
### expect
yes
### end

### awk_backslash_newline_continuation
# Issue #836: backslash-newline line continuation
echo 'test' | awk '{
x = 1 + \
2
print x
}'
### expect
3
### end

### awk_backslash_newline_condition
# Issue #836: backslash-newline in condition
echo '5' | awk '{
if ($1 > 3 && \
$1 < 10) print "yes"
}'
### expect
yes
### end
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