Re: cat - > file.txt << EOF

In article <ek7443$6sb$1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Antonio Maschio <tbin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
cat - > file.txt << EOF

writes all the following into file.txt until the string EOF is input.
But what if I wanted the same to be accomplished after two following
void lines (i.e. after two Returns)?

#!gawk
BEGIN { RS="" }
{ print;exit }
.

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  • Re: cat - > file.txt << EOF
    ... Antonio Maschio wrote: ... writes all the following into file.txt until the string EOF is input. ... void lines? ... You mean to skip the first two lines from stdin and put the rest ...
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