ability to scan over and over same input file in AWK?

[ZorbasE]

Hi again, i posted about printing previous lines but that wont solve any problems.. so i understand my real question is if AWK is capable of searching for different patterns in a text by running once a programm. These patterns preexist in the text file, occur while the program runs and could of cource match lines that have been already tested by AWK for a previous pattern. How can i reach them again for a new pattern that occurs? How can i tell AWK to restart searching the textfile?


I actually have a text that describes a circuit in verilog,
i search for certain inputs, use them to find where in the circuit they are outputs, then take the component that has those outputs and follow its inputs back to the main circuit inputs by the same way. I guess the only way to do that is by rescanning the whole text each time i find a pattern(input or output) i want, just like i would do "by hand".

Is that pls possible with AWK, any thoughts/help?

thx in advance

Yannis

 

[PHV]

You may consider using associative array(s) and recursive function call(s).

Hope This Helps, PH.
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