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-rw-r--r--doc/gawk.texi5
-rw-r--r--doc/gawktexi.in17
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diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index 4dc782e1..1d4d9f9d 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2014-01-03 Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>
+
+ * gawktexi.in (Full Line Fields): New node.
+
2013-12-26 Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>
* gawktexi.in: More minor additions / fixes.
diff --git a/doc/gawk.info b/doc/gawk.info
index 358551af..95522fed 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.info
+++ b/doc/gawk.info
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ texts being (a) (see below), and with the Back-Cover Texts being (b)
field.
* Command Line Field Separator:: Setting `FS' from the
command-line.
+* Full Line Fields:: Making the full line be a single field.
* Field Splitting Summary:: Some final points and a summary table.
* Constant Size:: Reading constant width data.
* Splitting By Content:: Defining Fields By Content
@@ -4381,6 +4382,7 @@ File: gawk.info, Node: Field Separators, Next: Constant Size, Prev: Changing
* Regexp Field Splitting:: Using regexps as the field separator.
* Single Character Fields:: Making each character a separate field.
* Command Line Field Separator:: Setting `FS' from the command-line.
+* Full Line Fields:: Making the full line be a single field.
* Field Splitting Summary:: Some final points and a summary table.
The "field separator", which is either a single character or a
@@ -4562,7 +4564,7 @@ Options::), if `FS' is the null string, then `gawk' also behaves this
way.

-File: gawk.info, Node: Command Line Field Separator, Next: Field Splitting Summary, Prev: Single Character Fields, Up: Field Separators
+File: gawk.info, Node: Command Line Field Separator, Next: Full Line Fields, Prev: Single Character Fields, Up: Field Separators
4.5.4 Setting `FS' from the Command Line
----------------------------------------
@@ -4649,9 +4651,15 @@ the entries for users who have no password:
awk -F: '$2 == ""' /etc/passwd

-File: gawk.info, Node: Field Splitting Summary, Prev: Command Line Field Separator, Up: Field Separators
+File: gawk.info, Node: Full Line Fields, Next: Field Splitting Summary, Prev: Command Line Field Separator, Up: Field Separators
-4.5.5 Field-Splitting Summary
+4.5.5 Making The Full Line Be A Single Field
+--------------------------------------------
+
+
+File: gawk.info, Node: Field Splitting Summary, Prev: Full Line Fields, Up: Field Separators
+
+4.5.6 Field-Splitting Summary
-----------------------------
It is important to remember that when you assign a string constant as
@@ -29898,7 +29906,7 @@ Index
* Beebe, Nelson: Acknowledgments. (line 60)
* BEGIN pattern <1>: Profiling. (line 62)
* BEGIN pattern <2>: BEGIN/END. (line 6)
-* BEGIN pattern <3>: Field Separators. (line 44)
+* BEGIN pattern <3>: Field Separators. (line 45)
* BEGIN pattern: Records. (line 29)
* BEGIN pattern, assert() user-defined function and: Assert Function.
(line 83)
@@ -30557,8 +30565,8 @@ Index
* field operator $: Fields. (line 19)
* field operators, dollar sign as: Fields. (line 19)
* field separators <1>: User-modified. (line 56)
-* field separators: Field Separators. (line 14)
-* field separators, choice of: Field Separators. (line 50)
+* field separators: Field Separators. (line 15)
+* field separators, choice of: Field Separators. (line 51)
* field separators, FIELDWIDTHS variable and: User-modified. (line 35)
* field separators, FPAT variable and: User-modified. (line 45)
* field separators, in multiline records: Multiple Line. (line 41)
@@ -30569,7 +30577,7 @@ Index
* field separators, POSIX and: Fields. (line 6)
* field separators, regular expressions as <1>: Regexp Field Splitting.
(line 6)
-* field separators, regular expressions as: Field Separators. (line 50)
+* field separators, regular expressions as: Field Separators. (line 51)
* field separators, See Also OFS: Changing Fields. (line 64)
* field separators, spaces as: Cut Program. (line 109)
* fields <1>: Basic High Level. (line 73)
@@ -30582,7 +30590,7 @@ Index
* fields, number of: Fields. (line 33)
* fields, numbers: Nonconstant Fields. (line 6)
* fields, printing: Print Examples. (line 21)
-* fields, separating: Field Separators. (line 14)
+* fields, separating: Field Separators. (line 15)
* fields, single-character: Single Character Fields.
(line 6)
* FIELDWIDTHS variable <1>: User-modified. (line 35)
@@ -30691,12 +30699,12 @@ Index
* Free Software Foundation (FSF): Manual History. (line 6)
* FreeBSD: Glossary. (line 624)
* FS variable <1>: User-modified. (line 56)
-* FS variable: Field Separators. (line 14)
+* FS variable: Field Separators. (line 15)
* FS variable, --field-separator option and: Options. (line 21)
* FS variable, as null string: Single Character Fields.
(line 20)
* FS variable, as TAB character: Options. (line 259)
-* FS variable, changing value of: Field Separators. (line 34)
+* FS variable, changing value of: Field Separators. (line 35)
* FS variable, running awk programs and: Cut Program. (line 68)
* FS variable, setting from command line: Command Line Field Separator.
(line 6)
@@ -31632,7 +31640,7 @@ Index
* regexp constants, vs. string constants: Computed Regexps. (line 38)
* regexp, See regular expressions: Regexp. (line 6)
* regular expressions: Regexp. (line 6)
-* regular expressions as field separators: Field Separators. (line 50)
+* regular expressions as field separators: Field Separators. (line 51)
* regular expressions, anchors in: Regexp Operators. (line 22)
* regular expressions, as field separators: Regexp Field Splitting.
(line 6)
@@ -32002,7 +32010,7 @@ Index
* troubleshooting, --non-decimal-data option: Options. (line 207)
* troubleshooting, == operator: Comparison Operators.
(line 37)
-* troubleshooting, awk uses FS not IFS: Field Separators. (line 29)
+* troubleshooting, awk uses FS not IFS: Field Separators. (line 30)
* troubleshooting, backslash before nonspecial character: Escape Sequences.
(line 112)
* troubleshooting, division: Arithmetic Ops. (line 44)
@@ -32197,520 +32205,521 @@ Index

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diff --git a/doc/gawk.texi b/doc/gawk.texi
index 47ea0acc..bfc3a17f 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.texi
+++ b/doc/gawk.texi
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ particular records in a file and perform operations upon them.
field.
* Command Line Field Separator:: Setting @code{FS} from the
command-line.
+* Full Line Fields:: Making the full line be a single field.
* Field Splitting Summary:: Some final points and a summary table.
* Constant Size:: Reading constant width data.
* Splitting By Content:: Defining Fields By Content
@@ -6303,6 +6304,7 @@ with a statement such as @samp{$1 = $1}, as described earlier.
* Regexp Field Splitting:: Using regexps as the field separator.
* Single Character Fields:: Making each character a separate field.
* Command Line Field Separator:: Setting @code{FS} from the command-line.
+* Full Line Fields:: Making the full line be a single field.
* Field Splitting Summary:: Some final points and a summary table.
@end menu
@@ -6671,6 +6673,9 @@ the entries for users who have no password:
awk -F: '$2 == ""' /etc/passwd
@end example
+@node Full Line Fields
+@subsection Making The Full Line Be A Single Field
+
@node Field Splitting Summary
@subsection Field-Splitting Summary
diff --git a/doc/gawktexi.in b/doc/gawktexi.in
index a82a1b37..842fafe6 100644
--- a/doc/gawktexi.in
+++ b/doc/gawktexi.in
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ particular records in a file and perform operations upon them.
field.
* Command Line Field Separator:: Setting @code{FS} from the
command-line.
+* Full Line Fields:: Making the full line be a single field.
* Field Splitting Summary:: Some final points and a summary table.
* Constant Size:: Reading constant width data.
* Splitting By Content:: Defining Fields By Content
@@ -6024,6 +6025,7 @@ with a statement such as @samp{$1 = $1}, as described earlier.
* Regexp Field Splitting:: Using regexps as the field separator.
* Single Character Fields:: Making each character a separate field.
* Command Line Field Separator:: Setting @code{FS} from the command-line.
+* Full Line Fields:: Making the full line be a single field.
* Field Splitting Summary:: Some final points and a summary table.
@end menu
@@ -6392,6 +6394,21 @@ the entries for users who have no password:
awk -F: '$2 == ""' /etc/passwd
@end example
+@node Full Line Fields
+@subsection Making The Full Line Be A Single Field
+
+Occasionally, it's useful to treat the whole input line as a
+single field. This can be done easily and portably simply by
+setting @code{FS} to @code{"\n"} (a newline).@footnote{Thanks to
+Andrew Schorr for this tip.}
+
+@example
+awk -F'\n' '@var{program}' @var{files @dots{}}
+@end example
+
+@noindent
+When you do this, @code{$1} is the same as @code{$0}.
+
@node Field Splitting Summary
@subsection Field-Splitting Summary