Add box_str function.

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/cppawk-cons.1 b/cppawk-cons.1
index bdbbc5b..215d669 100644
--- a/cppawk-cons.1
+++ b/cppawk-cons.1
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ cons \- Lisp-like data representation and control flow macros
 
   box(av)           // convert Awk number or string Lisp value.
   unbox(lv)         // convert Lisp value to Awk number or string.
+  box_str(av)       // create Lisp boxed string from Awk value av
   box_sym(av)       // create Lisp symbol named av
 
   cons(a, d)        // create cons cell with car = a and cdr = d.
@@ -605,13 +606,14 @@ to distinguish numbers from non-numbers.
   symbolp("Sabc") -> 1      // manually produced symbol abc
 .ft R
 
-.SS Functions \fIbox\fP, \fIunbox\fP and \fIbox_sym\fP
+.SS Functions \fIbox\fP, \fIunbox\fP, \fIbox_str\fP and \fIbox_sym\fP
 .bk
 .B Syntax:
 
 .ft B
   box(av)
   unbox(lv)
+  box_str(av)
   box_sym(av)
 .ft R
 
@@ -666,6 +668,11 @@ For any other value,
 prints a diagnostic message and terminates the process.
 
 The
+.B box_str
+function boxes an Awk value as a string, regardless of whether or
+not it is numeric.
+
+The
 .B box_sym
 function boxes an Awk value
 .I av