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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/builtin.c b/builtin.c
index a5dba010..21f295f7 100644
--- a/builtin.c
+++ b/builtin.c
@@ -2876,8 +2876,10 @@ set_how_many:
leave alone, it goes into the output */
} else {
/* gawk default behavior since 1996 */
- if (strncmp(scan, "\\\\\\&", 4) == 0) {
+ if (strncmp(scan, "\\\\\\&", 4) == 0
+ || strncmp(scan, "\\\\\\\\", 4) == 0) { /* 2016: fixed */
/* \\\& --> \& */
+ /* \\\\ --> \\ */
repllen -= 2;
scan += 3;
} else if (strncmp(scan, "\\\\&", 3) == 0) {
@@ -2982,10 +2984,12 @@ set_how_many:
*bp++ = *scan;
} else {
/* gawk default behavior since 1996 */
- if (strncmp(scan, "\\\\\\&", 4) == 0) {
+ if (strncmp(scan, "\\\\\\&", 4) == 0
+ || strncmp(scan, "\\\\\\\\", 4) == 0) { /* 2016: fixed */
/* \\\& --> \& */
+ /* \\\\ --> \\ */
*bp++ = '\\';
- *bp++ = '&';
+ *bp++ = scan[3];
scan += 3;
} else if (strncmp(scan, "\\\\&", 3) == 0) {
/* \\& --> \<string> */