diff --git a/ase/test/awk/negnum.data b/ase/test/awk/negnum.data
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7b65e93c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ase/test/awk/negnum.data
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Beth	-4.00	0
+Dan	3.74	0
+-Kathy	4.00	10
+Mark	5.00	-20
+Mary	-5.50	22
+Susie	-4.25	-18
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/unr-001.awk b/ase/test/awk/unr-001.awk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6eb3de07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ase/test/awk/unr-001.awk
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# use negnum.data
+BEGIN { OFS="\t"; }
+{ 
+	for (i = 1; i <= NF; i = i + 1) if ($i < 0) $i = -$i;
+	print;
+}