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authorArnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>2012-12-07 14:28:29 +0200
committerArnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>2012-12-07 14:28:29 +0200
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fflush() is now POSIX. Fix code and document.
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diff --git a/doc/gawk.1 b/doc/gawk.1
index e26f9a2e..956c9888 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.1
+++ b/doc/gawk.1
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
. if \w'\(rq' .ds rq "\(rq
. \}
.\}
-.TH GAWK 1 "Nov 10 2011" "Free Software Foundation" "Utility Commands"
+.TH GAWK 1 "Dec 07 2012" "Free Software Foundation" "Utility Commands"
.SH NAME
gawk \- pattern scanning and processing language
.SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -454,11 +454,6 @@ cannot be used in place of
.B ^
and
.BR ^= .
-.TP
-\(bu
-The
-.B fflush()
-function is not available.
.RE
.TP
.PD 0
@@ -2064,9 +2059,7 @@ Flush any buffers associated with the open output file or pipe
.IR file .
If
.I file
-is missing, then flush standard output.
-If
-.I file
+is missing or if it
is the null string,
then flush all open output files and pipes.
.PP
@@ -3358,13 +3351,6 @@ escape sequence.
.BR \-\^\-posix .)
.TP
\(bu
-The
-.B fflush()
-function.
-(Disabled with
-.BR \-\^\-posix .)
-.TP
-\(bu
The ability to continue lines after
.B ?
and